Pear psylla Cacopsylla bidens (Šulc, 1907): a new pest on pear trees in Egypt (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt

2 Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK

Abstract

Cacopsylla bidens (Šulc, 1907), feeding on pear trees, is recorded for
the first time in Egypt.
A short taxonomic presentation of the species is given, as well as some
elements of biology.

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