S. Stefanos ANDREADIS, I. Emmanouel NAVROZIDIS, Stylianos KATERINIS

First record of the grape cane borer, Amphicerus bimaculatus (Olivier, 1790)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), on pomegranate in Greece

Discoloration of the leaves of unhealthy pomegranate trees, caused by the Coleopteran species Amphicerus bimaculatus (Olivier, 1790), was found in a newly planted pomegranate orchard in April 2011 in northern Greece (Vrontou area). Identification of the species was based on morphological characteristics. This report is the first record of A. bimaculatus in Greece infesting pomegranate trees.

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