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Nysius cymoides (Spinola) on Chenopodium quinoa Willd. cultivated in Italy

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Published
19 December 2016
Section
Articles
DOI
10.4081/jear.2016.5897
Pages
332-334

Abstract

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) (Family: Amaranthaceae – APG classification) is an Andean grain recently introduced on the European market and cultivated in experimental fields. In one of these experimental fields, in San Giorgio Piacentino (Italy), a heavy bug infestation was observed. The species was identified as Nysius cymoides (Spinola) (Heteroptera Lygaeidae), a polyphagous species known as a pest of different crops. It occurs in the Mediterranean area from the sea level to the alpine meadows.

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  • S. Bocchi, Department of Agricultural and Environment Sciences - Production, Landscape and Agroenergy, University of Milano

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  • D. Cinquanta, Department of Agricultural and Environment Sciences - Production, Landscape and Agroenergy, University of Milano

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  • M. Negri, Department of Agricultural and Environment Sciences - Production, Landscape and Agroenergy, University of Milano

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  • L. Limonta, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milano

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