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First record of the scale insect Parlatoria camelliae Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) in Greece

G.J. Stathas

G.J. Stathas

Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology
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Stathas, G.J.
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E.D. Kartsonas

E.D. Kartsonas

Laboratory of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture and Food, University of the PeloponneseKalamata, Greece
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Kartsonas, E.D.
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P. Skouras

P. Skouras

Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology
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Skouras, P.
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M. Dervišević

M. Dervišević

Institute of Pesticides and Environmental ProtectionBelgrade, Serbia
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Jan 28, 2025
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Published Online: Jan 28, 2025
Page range: 10 - 12
Received: Sep 28, 2024
Accepted: Dec 08, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2025-0002
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The scale insect Parlatoria camelliae Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) is recorded for the first time in Greece οn 12 August 2024. It was found on Camellia japonica L. (Theaceae: Ericales) in Chalkidiki. From preliminary studies it was found that P. camelliae is an oviparous, bipa-rental species.

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