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<p>The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) recorded on agricultural, ornamental and forest plant species in the wider area of Messenian Province (Peloponnese, Greece) during the years 2000 – 2020 are reviewed. Twenty species were recorded, which belong to four families: Diaspididae: <italic>Aonidiella aurantii</italic> (Maskell), <italic>Chrysomphalus aonidum</italic> (L.), <italic>Diaspis echinocacti</italic> (Bouché), <italic>Dynaspidiotus abieticola</italic> (Koroneos), <italic>D. abietis</italic> (Schrank), <italic>Lepidosaphes beckii</italic> (Newman), <italic>L. gloverii</italic> (Packard), <italic>Lineaspis striata</italic> (Newstead), <italic>Targionia vitis</italic> (Signoret); Coccidae: <italic>Ceroplastes rusci</italic> (L.), <italic>Eulecanium sericeum</italic> (Lindinger), <italic>Nemolecanium graniformis</italic> (Wünn), <italic>Parthenolecanium corni</italic> (Bouché), <italic>P. persicae</italic> (Fabricius), <italic>Physokermes hemicryphus</italic> (Dalman), <italic>P. inopinatus</italic> Danzig and Kozár, <italic>Protopulvinaria pyriformis</italic> (Cockerell); Pseudococcidae: <italic>Phenacoccus madeirensis</italic> Green, <italic>Planococcus vovae</italic> (Nasonov) and Kermesidae: <italic>Kermes echinatus</italic> Balachowsky. The biology, phenology and natural enemies in Messenia are discussed for fifteen of these scale species.</p>
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The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) recorded on agricultural, ornamental and forest plant species in the wider area of Messenian Province (Peloponnese, Greece) during the years 2000 – 2020 are reviewed. Twenty species were recorded, which belong to four families: Diaspididae: Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), Chrysomphalus aonidum (L.), Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché), Dynaspidiotus abieticola (Koroneos), D. abietis (Schrank), Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman), L. gloverii (Packard), Lineaspis striata (Newstead), Targionia vitis (Signoret); Coccidae: Ceroplastes rusci (L.), Eulecanium sericeum (Lindinger), Nemolecanium graniformis (Wünn), Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché), P. persicae (Fabricius), Physokermes hemicryphus (Dalman), P. inopinatus Danzig and Kozár, Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell); Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, Planococcus vovae (Nasonov) and Kermesidae: Kermes echinatus Balachowsky. The biology, phenology and natural enemies in Messenia are discussed for fifteen of these scale species.

Scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) and their natural enemies, recorded on agricultural, ornamental and forest plant species in the wider area of Messenian Province (Peloponnese, Greece), 2000 – 2020

Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology and Laboratory of Floriculture, respectively, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture and Food

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) recorded on agricultural, ornamental and forest plant species in the wider area of Messenian Province (Peloponnese,...

Scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) and their natural enemies, recorded on agricultural, ornamental and forest plant species in the wider area of Messenian Province (Peloponnese, Greece), 2000 – 2020

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 47 - 64

Received: Feb 17, 2021

Accepted: May 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2021-0006

Keywords
Coccidae, Diaspididae, Kermecidae, Messenia, natural enemies, Pseudococcidae

© 2020 G.J. Stathas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) and their natural enemies, recorded on agricultural, ornamental and forest plant species in the wider area of Messenian Province (Peloponnese, Greece), 2000 – 2020

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 47 - 64

Received: Feb 17, 2021

Accepted: May 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2021-0006

KeywordsCoccidae, Diaspididae, Kermecidae, Messenia, natural enemies, Pseudococcidae

© 2020 G.J. Stathas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Coccidae, Diaspididae, Kermecidae, Messenia, natural enemies, Pseudococcidae