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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15016| Title: | Introduction and establishment of Phryneta Leprosa (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Malta |
| Authors: | Mifsud, David Dandria, David |
| Keywords: | Beetles -- Malta Cerambycidae -- Malta Insect pests -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2002-12 |
| Publisher: | The Central Mediterranean Naturalist |
| Citation: | Mifsud, D., & Dandria, D. (2002). Introduction and establishment of Phryneta leprosa (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Malta. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 3(4), 207-210. |
| Abstract: | The accidental introduction and establishment of Phryneta leprosa (Fabricius, 1775) in the Maltese Islands is recorded for' the first time outside of its native distributional range. This species has been reported as a major pest of Castilloa and Chlorophora in tropical Africa. In the Maltese Islands the species is reported to be well established in the Rabat area, where heavy infestations were observed on trees of black mulberry, Morus nigra. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15016 |
| Appears in Collections: | CMN, Volume 3, Part 4 CMN, Volume 3, Part 4 Scholarly Works - FacSciBio Scholarly Works - InsESRSF |
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