Book ID: 91578
Tzanakakis, Minos E.
Insects and Mites Feeding on Olive. Distribution, Importance, Habits, Seasonal Development, and Dormancy. 2006. (Applied Entomology Library, Volume 1). VI, 204 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This review of literature includes an introduction on the origin of theolive tree and lists 116 species of insects and 30 species of mitesknown to infest it. It treats the geographical distribution, hostplants, feeding habits, voltinism and seasonal history of 34 species ofphytophagous insects as well as of 7 species of mites. Of the speciescovered, 16 are Homoptera, one Hemiptera, one Thysanoptera, five Coleoptera, four Diptera, seven Lepidoptera, six Eriophyoidea and oneTetranychoidea.