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<p><italic>Signiphora flavella</italic> (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) was recorded in 2022 as a new parasitoid species of the serious pest of citrus <italic>Aleurothrixus floccosus</italic> (Maskell) in Greece, in two different areas, i.e., the provinces of Laconia and Messinia. Previously, <italic>Signiphora flavella</italic> was recorded in Greece parasitizing <italic>Hemiberlesia rapax</italic> (Comstock) and <italic>H. lataniae</italic> (Signoret) in early 60s. It is mainly a parasitoid species of scale insects belonging to Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), whiteflies, or a hyperparasitoid of aphelinids.</p>
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Signiphora flavella (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) was recorded in 2022 as a new parasitoid species of the serious pest of citrus Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) in Greece, in two different areas, i.e., the provinces of Laconia and Messinia. Previously, Signiphora flavella was recorded in Greece parasitizing Hemiberlesia rapax (Comstock) and H. lataniae (Signoret) in early 60s. It is mainly a parasitoid species of scale insects belonging to Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), whiteflies, or a hyperparasitoid of aphelinids.

New data on the parasitization of <italic>Aleurothrixus floccosus</italic> (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece

Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology

Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology

Laboratory of Biological Control, Scientific Directorate of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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New data on the parasitization of  (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece

Signiphora flavella (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) was recorded in 2022 as a new parasitoid species of the serious pest of citrus Aleurothrixus...

New data on the parasitization of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece

Publié en ligne: 16 juil. 2023

Pages: 79 - 82

Reçu: 26 mai 2023

Accepté: 26 juin 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2023-0010

Mots clés
biological control, parasitoid, whitefly

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

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

New data on the parasitization of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece

Publié en ligne: 16 juil. 2023

Pages: 79 - 82

Reçu: 26 mai 2023

Accepté: 26 juin 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2023-0010

Mots clésbiological control, parasitoid, whitefly

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

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

Mots clés
biological control, parasitoid, whitefly