New invasive insects associated with oak forests in Lebanon
Other Title(s)
حشرات جديدة غازية تصيب غابات السنديان و البلوط في لبنان
Joint Authors
al-Shuwayri, Elie
Musa, Zinat
Hana, Abd Allah
Source
Arab Journal of Plant Protection
Issue
Vol. 39, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.164-172, 9 p.
Publisher
Arab Society for Plant Protection
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Lebanon
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Oak forests (fagaceae) are native in lebanon and occupy the largest areas of approximately 40,000 ha.
the most common species are quercus calliprinos, q.
infectoria, q.
cerris var.
pseudo cerris and q.
brantii.
due to climate change and human activities, oak forests have become more vulnerable to native and exotic invasive pests.
a total of 26 insect species associated with oak trees were recently identified in lebanon.
the most dangerous insect pest is the gypsy moth lymantria dispar (lepidoptera), on q.
calliprinos and q.
cerris.
the oak leafminer phyllonorycter libanotica (lepidoptera) and the eriophidae (accari) are the most species recorded on q.
infectoria and q.
calliprinos followed by the giant mealybug ceroputo pilosellae (hemiptera) on q.
infectoria and q.
calliprinos and the oak moth thaumetopoea sp.
(lepidoptera) on q.
calliprinos and q.
cerris.
eight new species were recorded for the first time in lebanon on oak and are listed in this paper.
five species of cinipidae (hymenoptera): andricus caputmedusae, a.
cecconi, a.
sternlichti, plagiotrochus quercusilicis and neuroterus quercusbaccarum, one species of scolytidae, xylosandrus compactus (coleoptera), one species of kermesidae kermes echinatus (hemiptera) and one species of diaspididae, koroneaspis aegilopos (hemiptera).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Musa, Zinat& al-Shuwayri, Elie& Hana, Abd Allah. 2021. New invasive insects associated with oak forests in Lebanon. Arab Journal of Plant Protection،Vol. 39, no. 2, pp.164-172.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Musa, Zinat…[et al.]. New invasive insects associated with oak forests in Lebanon. Arab Journal of Plant Protection Vol. 39, no. 2 (2021), pp.164-172.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Musa, Zinat& al-Shuwayri, Elie& Hana, Abd Allah. New invasive insects associated with oak forests in Lebanon. Arab Journal of Plant Protection. 2021. Vol. 39, no. 2, pp.164-172.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1407844
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 171-172
Record ID
BIM-1407844