Morphology and life cycle of<i>Marchalina hellenica</i>(Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) on pine (Parnis Mt.) and fir (Helmos Mt.) forests of Greece

Bacandritsos, N.; Saitanis, Costas J.; Papanastasiou, Iosif

doi:10.1080/00379271.2004.10697413

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“…In Greece, it is found mainly on Pinus halepensis and Pinus brutia (Pinales: Pinaceae) (Bodenheimer 1953;Nikolopoulos 1959Nikolopoulos , 1964Kailidis 1965;Gounari 2006) and rarely on other pine species (Nikolopoulos 1964(Nikolopoulos , 1965Avtzis 1985;Pollini 1998). Bacandritsos et al (2004) have recently announced the establishment of M. hellenica also on Abies cephalonica (Pinales: Pinaceae) trees on Helmos Mountain in Greece. The insect is the most prevalent, however, on P. brutia in the Mediterrenean region of Turkey and has also been recorded on P. pinea and P. sylvestris in western Turkey (Selmi 1983;Yesil et al 2005;Akkuzu et al 2006).…”

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Genetic Structure of Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) Populations from Turkey: Preliminary mtDNA Sequencing Data

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The scale insect Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) contributes to the production of pine honey in Turkey and Greece via the honeydew excreted when it feeds on pine trees. Although it is an insect of prime economic importance, there is no information on its genetic structure. Preliminary data were obtained based on sequencing analysis of 12s rDNA and COI mtDNA gene segments from samples from four areas of Turkey. Sequences of the 12s rDNA gene segment from Greek samples available in GenBank were also included. No variability was detected concerning the COI mtDNA gene segment analysis, although 13 haplotypes were revealed based on the 12s rDNA gene segment. The most distant population was from Mudanya-Bursa Province (Turkey). Further research is necessary on the genetic structure and variability of M. hellenica populations from the two neighboring countries.

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Genetic Structure of Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) Populations from Turkey: Preliminary mtDNA Sequencing Data

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“…In Greece there are approximately 1,280,000 beehives, kept by about 25,000 beekeepers and yielding an annual production of approximately 15,000 tons of honey (Bacandritsos et al, 2004). In total, 31.1% of beekeepers in Greece are professionals and the remaining are amateurs or hobbyists.…”

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Sudden deaths and colony population decline in Greek honey bee colonies

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Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

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“…The adult stage does not possess an extensive rostrum (Nicolopoulos 1965;Bacandritsos et al 2004) and presumably does not feed. Eggs are produced, which remain in the body of the female, and an egg-sac is gradually formed, a feature common to many Margarodidae (Gullan and Kosztarab 1997).…”

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The interaction of pine scale with pines in Attica, Greece

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The pine scale (Marchalina hellenica) has been introduced to Attica and reached unprecedented population densities. Using a randomised transect-based sampling design in eight sites, we sampled the insect in random 10 cm squares on the trunk and main branches of pine trees. The insect did not show any clumping other than a micro-site preference for fissures and cracks. Canonical discriminant analysis and generalised multinomial logit regression modelling were used to determine the most important ecological variables which were the following: the population density of the insects; crown transparency; mean distance between trees; and the quality of the habitat. The site and the distance from the line transect were insignificant. The interaction of crown transparency with the abundance of the insect, the mean distance between trees and the quality of each site were important in configuring the level of damage sustained by the pine tree.

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Morphology and life cycle ofMarchalina hellenica(Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) on pine (Parnis Mt.) and fir (Helmos Mt.) forests of Greece

Cited by 24 publications

References 4 publications

Genetic Structure of Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) Populations from Turkey: Preliminary mtDNA Sequencing Data

Genetic Structure of Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) Populations from Turkey: Preliminary mtDNA Sequencing Data

Sudden deaths and colony population decline in Greek honey bee colonies

The interaction of pine scale with pines in Attica, Greece

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