Original scientific paper

First record of scale insect Peliococcus turanicus (Kiritshenko,1931) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Croatia

Tatjana Masten Milek ; HCPHS-Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Mladen Šimala ; HCPHS-Zavod za zaštitu bilja

Abstract

A new pest for Croatia - scale insect Peliococcus turanicus (Kiritshenko, 1931) was discovered on pea. This scale insect was found on island Cres. Pea has not been registered as a host of P. turanicus. In addition to the first finding, the paper deals with distribution and significance of this pest in the world, its morphology and ecology.

Keywords

Peliococcus turanicus; pea; first record; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

169026

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/169026

Publication date:

1.9.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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