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IPM OF CITRUS PESTS IN GREECE
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Table 1. Citrus arthropod pests for which plant protection instructions are provided by the
Regional Plant Protection Services in conventional citrus culture in Greece.
Arthropod pest Meteo data Monitoring by
trapping/
sampling
Historical
data
Other data a
Ceratitis capitata Y Y/Y Y Crete: Lit, A, F
Aonidiella aurantii Y Y/Y Y Achaia: Population
Prediction Model
Crete: Lit, A, F
Planococcus citri Y Y/Y Y Achaia: Population
Prediction Model
Crete: Lit, A, F
Aleurothrixus
floccosus
N except
Crete
N/Y
Y in most
areas
Crete: Lit, A, F
Dialeurodes citri a Y N/Y Y Crete: Lit, A, F
Ceroplastes rusci a N N/Y Y N
Saissetia oleae a N N/Y Y N
Mites
Ν except
Argolis
N/Y N except
Argolis
N
Prays citri
Y in some
areas
Y in some
areas/Y
Lepidosaphes
Y N/Y Y N
beckii a
Citrus aphids
Phyllocnistis citrella
N except
Crete
N except
Crete
N/Y
N/Y
Y
Ν except
Crete
Y in some
areas
N
Crete: Lit, A, F
Crete: Lit, A, F
Thrips b N N/Y N N
a Y = Yes; N = No; Lit = Literature, A = Agronomists, F = Farmers. Source: Hellenic Ministry of Rural
Development and Food and Regional Plant Protection Services (2006).
b The pests cause problems in certain regions and data refer to those regions.
2.1. The Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata
The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata was first recorded in
Greece by Papageorgiou in 1915 on infested citrus orchards in Attica and on the
island of Aegina. Until today the presence of the medfly is reported almost all over
Greece, except the highlands of the continental country and the lowland of the
northwestern region. It infests mainly citrus fruits, pears, apples, peaches, apricots
and figs and can cause serious yield losses (Tzimos, 1961; Mourikis, 1965;