Phytoparasitica (2009) 37, 327-329

Vassilis A. Vassiliou, Costas Michael, Evanthis Kazantzis and Anthemis Melifronidou-Pantelidou (2009)
First report of the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Cyprus
Phytoparasitica 37 (4), 327-329
Abstract: 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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Database assignments for author(s): Vassiliou Vassilis

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
new introduction of pest

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Paysandisia archon	Phoenix (genus)	Cyprus
	Paysandisia archon	Chamaerops (genus)	Cyprus
	Paysandisia archon	Washingtonia (genus)	Cyprus