The bronze bug thaumastocoris peregrinus: A new insect recorded in Italy, damaging to eucalyptus trees

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-93

  Laudonia, Stefania ^a   Sasso, Raffaele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Europe new record; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; PEREGRINUS; THAUMASTOCORIDAE; THAUMASTOCORIS;

EID: 84860788029     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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