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- Title
Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a new aleyrodid species for Italy causing damage on Ficus.
- Authors
Laudani, F.; Giunti, G.; Zimbalatti, G.; Campolo, O.; Palmeri, V.
- Abstract
The ficus whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is recorded for the first time in Italy. It was detected in Reggio Calabria (Southern Italy) in a public garden. The monitoring of its presence has highlighted its distribution in most of the city's urban green areas. S. simplex was found on Ficus benjamina and F. microcarpa trees, most of which were severely defoliated. The wide distribution and the high level of the infestations suggest that the introduction of this insect is not recent.
- Subjects
ITALY; REGGIO di Calabria (Italy); HEMIPTERA; CITIES &; towns; ALEYRODIDAE; INSECTS; SPECIES
- Publication
EPPO Bulletin, 2020, Vol 50, Issue 2, p268
- ISSN
0250-8052
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/epp.12635