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Stathas, G.J. 2007. The scale insect
Dynaspidiotus
abietis
(Schrank) on
Abies cephalonica
(Pinace-
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Entomologia Hellenica,
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Pellizzari, G., Porcelli, F., Seljak, G. and Kozár, F. 2011.
Some additions to the Scale insect fauna (Hemi-
ptera: Coccoidea) of Crete with a check list of
the species known from the island.
Journal of
Entomological and Acarological Research (for-
merly: Bollettino di Zoologia agraria e di Bachicol-
tura)
, Ser. II. 43 (3): 291-300.
Received: 22 April 2015; Accepted: 8 June 2015
Chlorosis on the needles on infested fir
trees by
D. abieticola
was recorded on Tay-
getus (Figure 1). On heavily infested fir trees,
Figure 1.
Dynaspidiotus abieticola
on
Abies cephalonica
: scale covers of male (a) and female (b) nymphs (Photo by G.J.
Stathas).
needles get dry and fall and fir trees become
weak.
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