EPPO Bulletin (1999) 29, 73-76
G.S. Labanowski (1999)
Occurrence and chemical control of introduced ornamental glasshouse pests in Poland
EPPO Bulletin 29 (1-2), 73-76
Abstract: Fourteen new pests were found in Polish commercial glasshouses on ornamental crops in 1982/1998 as a result of international trade with EU countries. They included: the insects Bemisia tabaci, Chaetanaphothrips orchidii, Frankliniella occidentalis, Lichtensia viburni, Liriomyza trifolii, Liriomyza huidobrensis, Opogona sacchari and Spodoptera littoralis; the mites Cecidophyopsis hendersoni, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Steneotarsonemus laticeps and Tyrophagus neiswanderi; the nematodes: Paratylenchus besoekianus and Radopholus similis. The actual situation of these pests in Poland and recommended methods for their control are given.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects
control - general