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<p>The scale insect <italic>Stotzia ephedrae</italic> (Newstead) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) was recorded for the first time in Greece οn 20 April 2021. It was found on <italic>Ephedra foeminea</italic> Forssk. (Ephedraceae: Gnetales) in Athens. From preliminary studies it was found that <italic>S. ephedrae</italic> is an oviparous, bi-parental species completing one generation per year.</p>
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The scale insect Stotzia ephedrae (Newstead) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) was recorded for the first time in Greece οn 20 April 2021. It was found on Ephedra foeminea Forssk. (Ephedraceae: Gnetales) in Athens. From preliminary studies it was found that S. ephedrae is an oviparous, bi-parental species completing one generation per year.

First record of the scale insect <italic>Stotzia ephedrae</italic> in Greece

Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology

Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture and Food

Laboratory of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture and Food

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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First record of the scale insect  in Greece

The scale insect Stotzia ephedrae (Newstead) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) was recorded for the first time in Greece οn 20 April 2021. It was found on...

First record of the scale insect Stotzia ephedrae in Greece

Published Online: Jan 17, 2023

Page range: 23 - 25

Received: Jul 22, 2022

Accepted: Dec 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2023-0003

Keywords
Greece,

© 2023 G.J. Stathas et al., published by Sciendo

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

First record of the scale insect Stotzia ephedrae in Greece

Published Online: Jan 17, 2023

Page range: 23 - 25

Received: Jul 22, 2022

Accepted: Dec 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2023-0003

KeywordsGreece,

© 2023 G.J. Stathas et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Greece,