Taxonomic relationship among four European Physokermes species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA

Taxonomic relationship among four European Physokermes species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA

IntroductionScale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) feed on a wide variety of agricultural crops and forest and ornamental trees worldwide. These pest insects damage plants not only by causing sap loss but also by reducing the plant's photosynthetic activity. This is because the honeydew they pr...

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Main Authors: Joana F. Marques, Inis Winde, Anna Maria Jönsson, Olle Anderbrant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
Hungarian spruce scale
phylogeny
invasive species
forest pest
climate change
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1167541/full

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