First report of the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Cyprus

In October 2008 an insect palm borer was found for the first time on the island of Cyprus, in the Paphos district, on palms of Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia filifera . By December 2008 the species was found on isolated palm plants of Phoenix roebelenii . The species was identified as the palm...

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Published in:	Phytoparasitica Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 327 - 329
Main Authors:	Vassiliou, Vassilis A, Michael, Costas, Kazantzis, Evanthis, Melifronidou-Pantelidou, Anthemis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-09-2009 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Agricultural research Agriculture Arecaceae Biomedical and Life Sciences Castniidae Chamaerops humilis Ecology Flowers & plants geographical distribution insect pests Insects introduced species Islands Larvae Lepidoptera Life Sciences new geographic records Paysandisia archon Phoenix roebelenii Plant Pathology plant pests Plant Sciences Studies Washingtonia filifera Cyprus Palms Moth Castniidae
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Summary:	In October 2008 an insect palm borer was found for the first time on the island of Cyprus, in the Paphos district, on palms of Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia filifera . By December 2008 the species was found on isolated palm plants of Phoenix roebelenii . The species was identified as the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) at the Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia. Infested palm trunks and leaves were bored by the Paysandisia larvae. Bored trunk and crown were covered with plugs of debris.
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ISSN:	0334-2123 1876-7184
DOI:	10.1007/s12600-009-0044-5