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A list of arthropod pests of avocado and pecan trees in Israel

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Lists are given of arthropod pests of avocado and pecan trees in Israel. These include ten new pests of avocado and three of pecan. The pests of economic importance on avocado includeBoarmia (Ascotis) selenaria (Schiff.) (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) andHeliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché) (Thrypidae, Thysanoptera). The pests of importance on pecans includeEmpoasca decedens (Paoli) (Jassidae, Homoptera),Zeuzera pyrina L. (Cossidae, Lepidoptera), andMonellia costalis (Fitch) (Aphididae, Homoptera).

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    M. Wysoki

  2. Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Akko

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Wysoki, M., Izhar, Y. A list of arthropod pests of avocado and pecan trees in Israel. Phytoparasitica 6, 89–93 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980388

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