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First report of the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Cyprus

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In October 2008 an insect palm borer was found for the first time on the island of Cyprus, in the Paphos district, on palms of Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia filifera. By December 2008 the species was found on isolated palm plants of Phoenix roebelenii. The species was identified as the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) at the Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia. Infested palm trunks and leaves were bored by the Paysandisia larvae. Bored trunk and crown were covered with plugs of debris.

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  1. Plant Protection Section, Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 22016, 1516, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Vassilis A. Vassiliou

  2. Plant Protection Section, Department of Agriculture, Paphos District Office, P.O. Box 60004, 8100, Paphos, Cyprus

    Costas Michael

  3. Department of Agriculture, Plant Health and Quality Control Service, Louki Akrita Av, 1412, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Evanthis Kazantzis & Anthemis Melifronidou-Pantelidou

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Vassiliou, V.A., Michael, C., Kazantzis, E. et al. First report of the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Cyprus. Phytoparasitica 37, 327–329 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-009-0044-5

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