First record of Siphoninus phillyreae on pomegranate in Greece

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Published: Jan 8, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11516
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Aleyrodidae ash whitefly first record
Antonios E. Tsagkarakis
Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, GR - 118 55 Athens, Greece
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On June 2012, the ash whitefly Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) was recorded for the first time on pomegranate in Greece. Its occurrence was observed in a pomegranate orchard at Kato Tithorea, in Fthiotida. Information on its morphology, biology and distribution is presented.

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