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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2021-09-16
Page range: 440-442
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Hercinothrips dimidiatus (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), an emerging pest of Aloe arborescens [Asphodelaceae] newly recorded from Italy

Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy.
CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Cascine del Riccio, 50125 Firenze, Italy.
Thysanoptera

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