Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica
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Volume 44: Issue 2
Detection and monitoring of Epicometis hirta Poda and Tropinota squalida Scop. with the same trap
Authors: M. Tóth 1 , J. Vuts 1 , F. Difranco 2 , R. Tabilio 3 , B. Baric 4 , J. Razov 5 , T. Toshova 6 , M. Subchev 6 , and I. Sredkov 7
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  • 1 HAS Plant Protection Institute P.O. Box 102 H-1525 Budapest Hungary
  • 2 CRA — Centro di Ricerca per l’Agrumucoltura e le Colture Meridionali Corso Savoia 190. I-95024 Acireale (Catania) Italy
  • 3 Instituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura di Roma Via di Fioranello 52. I-00040 Ciampino Aeroporto (RM) Italy
  • 4 University of Zagreb Department of Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture Svetosimunska 25. HR-10000 Zagreb Croatia
  • 5 University of Zadar Department of Mediterranean Agriculture and Aquaculture Mihovila Pavlinovica bb. HR-23000 Zadar Croatia
  • 6 BAS Zoology Institute blvd. Tzar Osvoboditel 1. BG-1000 Sofia Bulgaria
  • 7 Institute of Agriculture BG-2500 Kyustendil Bulgaria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/aphyt.44.2009.2.10
Page Count:
337–344
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2009
Online Publication Date:
26 Nov 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
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Keywords:
Epicometis hirta ; Tropinota squalida ; blue colour; ( E )-cinnamyl alcohol; ( E )-anethol; trapping

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