Citrus flatid planthopper - Metcalfa pruinosa (Hemiptera: Flatidae), a new pest of ornamental horticulture in the Czech Republic

In late August of 2001 a population of Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830) consisting of several dozens of adults and larvae was observed in a nursery of ornamentals at Brno-Bystrc. The species occurred mostly on young twigs of cultivars of Thuja occidentalis L., Juniperus communis L. and Sorbus aucuparia...

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Main Author: Pavel Lauterer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2002-08-01
Series:Plant Protection Science
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Online Access:https://pps.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pps-200204-0005_citrus-flatid-planthopper-metcalfa-pruinosa-hemiptera-flatidae-a-new-pest-of-ornamental-horticulture-in-t.php