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Kheddar Reguia

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (4): 501-506

    Kheddar Reguia & Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo
    Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964 (Hemiptera  Psyllidae) invasion and new records in the Mediterranean area

    ABSTRACT
    Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964 (Hemiptera Psyllidae) is a sap-sucking insect known for being a severe pest in several Eucalyptus spp. This paper provides new information about the first record of G. brimblecombei in Algeria and Greece, and new information about its biology, analyzing the evolution and reasons of its expansion. It is also the first record of the parasitic wasp Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek in Algeria, frequently used as biological control of this psyllid. Samplings were carried out in European and North African Mediterranean countries from 2011 to 2013.