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dc.contributor.author | Mifsud, David | - |
dc.contributor.author | Watson, Gillian W. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-28T14:31:20Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-28T14:31:20Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1999-06 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Mifsud, D., Watson, G. W. (1999). Introduced sap-feeding insect pests of crop plants in the Maltese Islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 3(1), 29-34. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14983 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Sap-feeding insects within Hemiptera and Thysanoptera are some of the most important crop pests world-wide. Apart from the loss of yield they cause by sap depletion, saliva toxicity and soiling of the leaves, some species transmit serious plant virus diseases. Important sap-feeding species that have been introduced to the Maltese Islands include the whitefly Bemisia tabaci; the scale insects Pseudo coccus !ongispinus, Planococcus citri and lcerya purchasi; the aphids Aphis gossypii, Aphis spiraecola, Myzus persicae and Viteus viti/oliae; and the thrips Frankliniella occidentalis and Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis. For each of these pests information is provided on area of origin, present distribution, host-plant range and virus disease transmission. Control strategies undertaken in the Maltese Islands are described where relevant. Some general considerations on quarantine measures are discussed. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | The Central Mediterranean Naturalist | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Insect pests -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hemiptera -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Thrips -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Scale insects -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Introduced sap-feeding insect pests of crop plants in the Maltese Islands | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | CMN, Volume 3, Part 1 CMN, Volume 3, Part 1 Scholarly Works - InsESRSF |
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