First record of Phoenicococcus marlatti in Greece

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Published: Nov 8, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11528
Keywords:
first record Phoenicococcus red date scale
I. Ch. Lytra
Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Greece
M. E. Vasarmidaki
Municipality of Heraklion, 1 A. Titou, 71202 Heraklion, Greece
G. Th. Papadoulis
Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Greece
Abstract

In October 2013, the red date scale Phoenicococcus marlatti Cockerell (Hemiptera: Phoenicococcidae) has been recorded for the first time in Greece. Adult females were collected from the base of fronds of date palm from the Crete Island. Information on the species morphology, biology and distribution is presented.

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