@conference {16500, title = {IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF ENDEMISM FROM CO-OCCURRENCE PATTERNS}, booktitle = {Third Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society - An international and interdisciplinary society contributing to the advancement of all studies of the geography of nature}, year = {2007}, month = {January 9-13}, publisher = {International Biogeography Society }, organization = {International Biogeography Society }, address = {Casino Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands}, keywords = {analysis, endemism, identification, patterns, ανάλυση, ενδημία, πρότυπα, ταυτοποίηση}, author = {Giokas, S. and Sfenthourakis, S.} } @conference {16396, title = {THE WORLD SPECIES OF CAENOCREPIS THOMSON (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE), EGG PARASITOIDS OF CURCULIONIDAE (COLEOPTERA)}, booktitle = {12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF GREECE AND ADJACENT REGIONS}, year = {2012}, month = {18 {\textendash} 22 June}, publisher = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, organization = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, address = {Athens}, keywords = {Caenocrepis, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, egg, Hymenoptera, Parasitoids, pteromalidae, species, αυγό, κολεόπτερα, Κουρκουλιονίδες, Παρασιτοειδή, Υμενόπτερα}, author = {Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan} } @conference {16340, title = {ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΣΕΙΣ ΠΕΡΙ ΤΗΣ ΕΞΑΠΛΩΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΤΡΟΦΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΝΤΟΜΟΥ Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier ΣΤΗΝ ΚΡΗΤΗ}, booktitle = {4ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο - Σύγχρονες Τάσεις της Έρευνας στην Οικολογία.}, year = {2008}, month = {9-12 Οκτωβρίου}, publisher = {Ελληνικής Οικολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Ζωολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Βοτανικής Εταιρείας \& Ελληνικής Φυκολογικής Εταιρείας.}, organization = {Ελληνικής Οικολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Ζωολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Βοτανικής Εταιρείας \& Ελληνικής Φυκολογικής Εταιρείας.}, address = {Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, Βόλος}, keywords = {Coleoptera, Creta, Curculionidae, insect, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, έντομο, Κόκκινος Ρυγχωτός Κάνθαρος, κολεόπτερα, Κρήτη}, author = {ΑΓΓΕΛΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, Κ and ΑΛΥΣΣΑΝ∆ΡΑΚΗΣ, Ε and ΚΟΛΛΑΡΟΣ, Ε and Ψειροφωνιά, Π and Καπετανάκης, Ε} } @article {15965, title = {East Mediterranean soil Curculionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera).}, journal = {Biologia Gallo-hellenica}, volume = {20}, year = {1993}, pages = {239-248.}, author = {Osella, G. and A. Zuppa} } @article {10468, title = {Peritelini nuovi o interessanti della fauna paleartica. VIII. Pseudomeira balcaniche (Coleoptera Curculionidae Entiminae) [New or interesting Peritelini of the Palaearctic fauna. VIII. Pseudomeira from the Balkans (Coleoptera Curculionidae E}, journal = {Revue Suisse de ZoologieRevue Suisse de Zoologie}, volume = {111}, number = {4}, year = {2004}, note = {Export Date: 5 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Abbazzi, P., Colonnelli, E., Masutti, L., Osella, G., Coleoptera Polyphaga XVI (Curculionoidea) (1995) Checklist Delle Specie Della Fauna Italiana 61, 68p. , MINELLI, A., RUFFO, S. \& LA POSTA, S. (eds). Calderini, Bologna; Lona, C., Curculionidae: Otiorrhynchinae II (1937) Coleopterorum Catalogus Auspiciis et Auxilio W. Junk. Pars 160, pp. 227-412. , SCHENKLING, S. (ed.). Dr. W. 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Entomologica Italiana, 33, pp. 33-63.}, month = {2004///}, pages = {915-919}, abstract = {Pseudomeira kapleri sp. n. from Greece is described; Pseudomeira obscura (A. \& F. Solari), so far only known from southern Italy and Sicily, is mentioned from Greece and Albania.}, keywords = {Balkans, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, new species, Peritelini, Pseudomeira}, author = {Pierotti, H. and Bell{\'o}, C.} } @article {5843, title = {Morphological separation of Tomicus piniperda and T. destruens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): New and old characters}, journal = {European Journal of EntomologyEuropean Journal of Entomology}, volume = {103}, number = {2}, year = {2006}, note = {Export Date: 4 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Balachowsky, A., (1949) Cole?opte?res Scolytides, p. 320. , Faune de France 50. Libraire de la Faculte? des Sciences, Paris; Butovitsch, V., Studien u?ber die Morphologie und Systematik der pala?arktischen Splintka?fer (1929) Stett. Entomol. 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Hopping{\textquoteright}s group IX (1970) Can. Entomol., 102, pp. 1139-1163; Lanier, G.N., Biosystematics of North American Ips (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Hopping{\textquoteright}s group III (1970) Can. Entomol., 102, pp. 1404-1423; Lekander, B., On Blastophagus destruens Woll. and a description of its larva (Col. Scolytidae) (1971) Entomol. Tidskrift, 92, pp. 271-276; Masutti, L., Pinete dei litorali e Blastophagus piniperda L. - Una difficile convivenza (1969) Monti E Boschi, 3, pp. 15-27; Pfeffer, A., (1995) Zentral- Und Westpala?arktische Borken- Und Kernka?fer (Coleoptera: Scolytidae, Platypodidae), p. 310. , Pro Entomologia, c/o Naturhistorisches Museum Basel; Postner, M., Scolytidae Borkenka?fer (1974) Die Forstscha?dlinge Europas. Bd. 2, Ka?fer, pp. 334-487. , Schwenke W. (ed.): Paul Parey, Hamburg und Berlin; Reitter, E., Bestimmungstabelle der Borkenka?fer (Scolytidae) aus Europa und den angrenzenden La?ndern (1913) Wien. Entomol. Zeit., 32, pp. 1-116; Rudinsky, J.A., Michael, R.R., Sound production in Scolytidae: Stridulation by female Dendroctonus beetles (1973) J. Insect Physiol., 19, pp. 689-705; Rudinsky, J.A., Ryker, L.C., Sound production in Scolytidae: Rivalry and premating stridulation of male Douglas-fir beetle (1976) J. Insect Physiol., 22, pp. 997-1003; Rudinsky, J.A., Vallo, V., The ash bark beetles Leperisinus fraxini and Hylesinus oleiperda: Stridulatory organs, acoustic signals, and pheromone production (1979) Z. Ang. Entomol., 87, pp. 417-429; Rudinsky, J.A., Morgan, M.E., Libbey, L.M., Michael, R.R., Sound production in Scolytidae: 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one released by the female Douglas- Fir beetle in response to male sonic signal (1973) Environ. Entomol., 2, pp. 505-509; Russo, G., II blastofago del pino (Blastophagus (Myelophilus) piniperda L. var. rubripennis Reitter) (1940) R. Lab. Entomol. Agr. Fac. Agr. Portici, 19, pp. 1-13; Russo, G., Scolitidi del Pino del litorale toscano (1946) Boll. Ist. Entomol. "G. Grandi" Univ. Bologna, 15, pp. 297-314; Schedl, K.E., Scolytidae, Platypodidae (1932) Catalogus Coleopterorum Regionis Palaearcticae, pp. 1632-1647. , Winkler A. (ed.): Wien; Schedl, K.E., Bestimmungstabellen der palaearktischen Borkenka?fer, II - Die Gattung Blastophagus Eichh (1946) Zentr. Ges. Entomol., 1, pp. 50-58; Triggiani, O., Sensibilita? del Tomicus (Blastophagus) piniperda L., (Col., Scolytidae) ai nematodi della famiglia Steinernematidae e Heterorhabditidae (1983) Entomologica, 18, pp. 215-223; Triggiani, O., Tomicus (Blastophagus) piniperda (Coleoptera, Scolytidae, Hylesininae): Biologia, danni e controllo nel litorale ionico (1984) Entomologica, 19, pp. 5-21; Wollaston, T.V., (1865) Coleoptera Atlantidum, Being an Enumeration of the Coleopterous Insects of Madeiran, Salvages and Canaries, p. 526. , Voorst, London; Wood, S.L., Bright, D.E., (1992) A Catalogue of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera). Part 2: Taxonomic Index Great, p. 1553. , Basin Naturalist Memoirs 13. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah; Ye, H., On the bionomy of Tomicus piniperda (L.) (Col., Scolytidae) in the Kumming region of China (1991) J. Appl. Entomol., 117, pp. 190-194; Ye, H., Lieutier, F., Shoot aggregation by Tomicus piniperda (L.) (Col., Scolytidae) in Yunnan, Southwestern China (1997) Ann. For. Sci., 54, pp. 635-641; Zar, J.H., (1999) Biostatistical Analysis, p. 660. , Prentice Hall Press, Upper Saddle, NJ.}, month = {2006///}, pages = {433-442}, abstract = {Tomicus piniperda and T. destruens are sibling species which are extremely difficult to separate by morphological characters. Although several papers report differences between the two species, many characters need confirmation or better description. Moreover, new morphological characters are required for correct species determination. For these purposes, eight populations of T. destruens from Italy, Greece, Spain and Algeria, and ten of T. piniperda from Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden and Italy, were investigated considering eleven morphological characters. The morphological differences most useful for the species separation include four previously described characters (colour of the elytra, colour of the antennal club, distribution of the antennal setae, distribution of the punctures along the elytral declivity), and four new characters (body proportions, setation of the first antennal club suture, sculpture of the elytral declivity and striae density of the pars stridens). Distribution of the two species is discussed and an illustrated key is included.}, keywords = {Blastophagus, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, identification, morphology, Scolytinae, Tomicus}, author = {Faccoli, M.} } @article {2592, title = {Occurrence and pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana infesting larval Sitona discoideus (Col.: Curculionidae) in the Mediterranean region}, journal = {Entomophaga}, volume = {30}, number = {1}, year = {1985}, pages = {73-82}, abstract = {

Field survey showed that the fungus Beauveria bassiana Vuillemin was the predominant natural enemy of Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal larvae and pupae in the Mediterranean region. The present area of distribution of the disease does not, however, include the parts of North Africa, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq with a Mediterranean climate. At localities regularly investigated in southern France over the period 1973\–79, the population dynamics of larval Sitona on volunteer Medicato species appeared to be correlated to some extent with the impact of the fungal disese, which could produce up to 100\% mortality on its host larval populations.

Several isolates of the pathogen were tested in laboratory bioassays to determine their potential activity. One accession from southern France proved particularly virulent to S. discoideus larvae and pupae at the relatively low concentration of 105 conidia/g of soil. This accession seemed worth considering for further quarantine testing and introduction into Australia. Differences between isolates were however confounded by varying ages of the cultures involved.

}, keywords = {Beauveria bassiana, bio-control, biological control, fungus, larvae, natural enemies, occurrence, pathogenicity, pest, εμφάνιση, μύκητας, παθογένεια, παράσιτα, προνύμφες, φυσικοί εχθροί}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02372286}, author = {Aeschlimann, J. and Ferron, P. and Marchal, M. and Soares, G.} } @article {2588, title = {The distribution and importance of Microsoma exigua Mg. (Dipt., Tachinidae), a parasitoid of adult Sitona spp. (Col., Curculionidae) in the Mediterranean region.}, journal = {Journal of Applied Entomology}, volume = {109}, year = {1990}, pages = {151-155}, abstract = {

Surveys conducted in the Mediterranean parts of Europe, North Africa, and of the Middle East have revealed that M. exigua had, in fact, a much wider distribution range than previously recorded. Eight common species of the genus Sitona are reported here as hosts of the tachinid, which was by far the predominant natural enemy of adult weevils in the Provence (southern France, 61.2\% of the entomophagous complex), and in Greece (54.9\%). The importance of M. exigua was exceptionally high in southwest Anatolia (Asian Turkey, 94.6 \% of the complex of natural enemies), where the fly apparently played a key role in the regulation of the population dynamics of Sitona spp., reaching a parasitization rate of 57.1 \% on average for the period 1981\–84.

}, keywords = {distribution, parasitoid, κατανομή, παρασιτοειδές}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1439-0418.1990.tb00031.x}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2591, title = {Specificity, and bionomics of south-western Palaeartic biotypes of Rhinocyllus conicus Fr{\"o}lich (Col., Curculionidae), a biological control agent of Palaearctic thistles (Asteraceae) accidentally introduced to Australia.}, journal = {Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft}, volume = {72}, year = {1999}, pages = {11-22}, keywords = {Asteraceae, bio-control, biological control, bionomics, introduced, invasive, Palaearctic thistles, specificity, βιονική, εισαγόμενοι, εξειδίκευση, επεμβατικοί, Παλαιοακτικοί γαϊδουράγκαθοι, φυσικοί εχθροί}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2585, title = {Distribution, host plants, and reproductive biology of the Sitona humeralis Stephens group of species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Angewandte Entomologie}, volume = {98}, number = {3}, year = {1984}, pages = {298-309}, abstract = {

Four taxa have hitherto been confused under the specific name of Sitona humeralis. Their present distribution and host plant relationship are described, based on the analysis of over 60000 specimens, field collected from 16 countries of the Western Palaearctic. Results show that the true S. humeralis achieved high levels of both abundance and dominance on cultivated lucerne, whereas S. bicolor bicolor was most successful on annual Medicago species. S. bicolor concavirostris and S. discoideus were able to reach similar degrees of dominance on both categories of host plants, the distribution of the latter species in southwest Europe, however, being correlated with that of annual medics.

There is a wide overlap in the distribution of S. humeralis and that of the other species of the group, and rearing in the laboratory demonstrated that interbreeding was likely to occur in some field situations. Combination of S. discoideus with S. humeralis resulted in a reduced percentage of mated females and depressed fecundity and fertility as compared with conspecific matings. The average fecundity of S. humeralis (1098 eggs per mated female) did not differ significantly from that of S. discoideus (1009 eggs), but oviposition lasted distinctly longer and showed different peak periods. In temperate areas adult S. humeralis emerge in late summer and undergo hibernation, but adults of the same species emerge in spring and undergo aestivation in the Mediterranean region.

As with their annual Medicago spp. hosts, species of the S. humeralis group seem to form a succession along the northern coast of the ancient Mediterranean Sea, indicating that they most probably evolved together over the whole region.

}, keywords = {distribution, host plants, pest, reproduction, αναπαραγωγή, κατανομή, παράσιτο, φυτά ξενιστές}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1439-0418.1984.tb02715.x}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2586, title = {Distribution and effectiveness of Anaphes diana (=Patasson lameere) (Hym., Mymaridae), a parasitoid of Sitona spp. eggs (Col., Curculionidae) in the mediterranean region.}, journal = {Entomophaga}, volume = {31}, number = {2}, year = {1986}, pages = {163-172}, abstract = {

Surveys conducted from 1973 to 1984 showed that Anaphes diana Girault was the predominant parasitoid of Sitona spp. eggs throughout the Mediterranean range of Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Syria. In each of these countries, the mean percentage parasitism of eggs fluctuated between 1.9 and 23.9\%. The impact of the mymarid on its host increased considerably from autumn to spring. Two biotypes of A. diana, one reproducing bisexually, the other being strictly thelytokous, occur sympatrically in the Mediterranean region.

The origin of various consignments of Sitona eggs parasitized by A. diana shipped to Australia for field release of the mymarid is recorded. Egg parasitoids were found in the Damascus area (Syria) that may be adapted to and effective under the hot and dry climatic conditions of South Australia.

}, keywords = {bio-control, biological control, distribution, effectiveness, natural enemies, parasitoid, αποτελεσματικότητα, κατανομή, παρασιτοειδές, φυσικοί εχθροί}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2579, title = {A method for the extraction of Sitona (Col.: Curculionidae) eggs from soil and occurrence of a mymarid (Hym.: Chalcidoidea) in the Mediterranean region.}, journal = {Entomophaga}, volume = {20}, number = {4}, year = {1975}, pages = {403-408.}, abstract = {

A simple method of extracting the eggs of Sitona spp. from the soil is described. From 1973 to 1975 it was used in Spain, France, Italy and Greece to collect in good condition the eggs of Sitona humeralis STEPHENS, a weevil which has recently become a major pest in Australia. A mymarid parasitoid provisionally identified as Patasson lameerei DEBAUCHE emerged from these eggs apparently unaffected by the extraction method.

}, keywords = {eggs, extraction, Mediterranean, method, occurrence, soil, αυγά, έδαφος, εκχύλιση, εμφάνιση, μέθοδος, Μεσόγειος}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02371595}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2580, title = {Notes on Patasson lameerei (Hym., Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of Sitona spp. (Col., Curculionidae) in the Mediterranean region.}, journal = {Entomophaga}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, year = {1977}, pages = {111-114.}, abstract = {

During surveys in the Mediterranean region to search for natural enemies of Sitona spp., which are important pests of lucerne and other species of Medicago, considerable numbers of mymarids were reared from eggs of Sitona recovered from soil samples taken in France, Italy, Greece and to a lesser extent in those from Spain; no mymarids were obtained from eggs of Sitona from Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia. The most abundant of the mymarids was Patasson lameerei (Debauche) and its biology and habits are discussed. In central Europe, adults of this parasite are recorded from May to September, but in the Montpellier region of southern France the larvae aestivate within the host eggs during the summer. This ability to adjust to local conditions suggests that it might adapt well to those of southern Australia, where it is being introduced. Other mymarids reared included Anaphes pratensis Forst., which was parasitising eggs of S. humeralis Steph. and Hypera sp. in lucerne crops in southern France, and P. heterotomus Mathot, which was reared from eggs of S. humeralis and Hypera sp. beneath lucerne and other Medicago spp. in southern France and northern Greece.

}, keywords = {bio-control, biological control, Mediterranean, natural enemies, parasitoid, Μεσόγειος, παρασιτοειδές, φυσικοί εχθροί}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2581, title = {The Sitona (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species occuring on Medicago and their natural enemies in the Mediterranean region.}, journal = {Entomophaga}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, year = {1980}, pages = {139-154.}, abstract = {

Twenty Sitona species were found in the Mediterranean region during surveys on 17 volunteer and/or cultivated species of Medicago. The distribution of the weevils was analyzed using the 3 concepts of abundance, constancy and dominance. Eight Sitona species were consistently recorded on lucerne and medics; of these, 3 were \“constants\” and only 2, S. humeralis STEPHENS and S. lineatus LINNAEUS, also \“dominants\” in the sites investigated.

Sixteen species of natural enemies were identified (table 4), including 3 egg predators, 3 egg parasitoids, 1 entomogenous fungus, 2 nematodes and 5 parasitoids of adult weevils. The effect of each organism on the Sitona population numbers was slight, not exceeding in most cases an average mortality of 15\%. At high host densities however, the braconid Microctonus aethiopoides LOAN which is the preponderant parasitoid, caused estimated mortalities up to 80\% during a single weevil generation. Noticeable changes in the relative importance of the natural enemies were observed between the areas surveyed, with onlyM. aethiopoides and the mymarid egg parasitoid Patasson lameerei DEBAUCHE occurring widely. Moroccan, French and Greek strains of these 2 parasitoids were forwarded to Australia for the biological control of S. humeralis there.

}, keywords = {bio-control, biological control, Medicago, Mediterranean, natural enemies, pests, Μεσόγειος, παράσιτα, φυσικοί εχθροί}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02374316}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2583, title = {Sources of importation, establishment and spread in Australia, of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Brachionidae), a parasitoid of Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)}, journal = {Journal of Australian Entomology Society}, volume = {22}, year = {1983}, pages = {325-331}, abstract = {

From 1975 to 1979, biotypes of the braconid wasp Microctonus aethiopoides were forwarded from the Mediterranean region to be reared and released in south-eastern Australia for control of the weevil Sitona discoideus. The origins of the various biotypes of the parasitoid are indicated. M. aethiopoides was recovered from most of the liberation sites. At sites where early releases were made, parasitisation rates of up to 62\% per parasitoid generation, and initial dispersal of about 10 km per annum were recorded. The conditions influencing establishment and spread of the parasitoid are discussed.

}, keywords = {Australia, bio-control, biological control, establishment, importation, natural enemies, parasitoid, sources, Αυστραλία, εγκατάσταση, εισαγωγή, παρασιτοειδές, πηγές, φυσικοί εχθροί}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1983.tb02111.x}, author = {Aeschlimann, J.} } @article {2401, title = {Fauna insectorum balcanica. IX. Ad cognitionem curculionidarum (Col.). Pars II.}, journal = {Glasnik Zemaljskog Museja u Bosni i Hercegovini}, volume = {40}, year = {1928}, pages = {75-86}, keywords = {Coleoptera, Curculionidae}, author = {Apfelbeck, V.} } @conference {2367, title = {MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC VARIATION AND INVASION HISTORY OF RED PALM WEEVIL, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE), IN THE MIDDLE-EAST AND THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN}, booktitle = {12th International Congress on the Zoogeography, Ecology and Evolution of Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean}, year = {2012}, month = {18-22 June}, publisher = {Hellenic Zoological Society.}, organization = {Hellenic Zoological Society.}, address = {Athens, Greece.}, keywords = {Coleoptera, Curculionidae, ferrugineus, genetic, invasion, invasive, red palm weevil, Rhynchophorinae, Rhynchophorus, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, variation, γενετική, είδη, εισβολή, επεμβατικά, παραλλαγή, ποικιλότητα}, author = {El-Mergawy, R. and Faure, N. and Avand-Faghih, A. and Rochat, D. and Psirofonia, P. and Silvain, J.-F.} } @conference {2176, title = {Differential Response of Three Hellenic Pine Species to Four Types of Herbivory: Defoliation, Mesophyl Sucking, Phloem Sucking and Phloeo-Cambiophagy}, booktitle = {ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ 24{\textdegree} ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΝΕ∆ΡΙΟ}, year = {2002}, month = {23{\textendash}26 ΜΑΪΟΥ}, publisher = {ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ}, organization = {ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ}, address = {ΕΡΕΤΡΙΑ ΕΥΒΟΙΑΣ}, keywords = {Pinus, defoliation, herbivory, insecta, insects, mesophyl, phleio-cambiophagy, phloem, pine, response, sucking, αναρρόφηση, απόκριση, αποφλοίωση, έντομα, μεσόφιλο, μεσοφύλλη, μεσοφύλλου, μύζηση, πεύκο, Φλοιο-καμπιοφαγία, φλοίωμα, φλοιώματος, φυτό}, author = {Petrakis, P. V. and Roussis, V and Vagias, C.} } @conference {1831, title = {Διαφοροποίηση των προθωρακικών στιγμάτων του Ρυγχοφόρου των φοινικοειδών Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) στην Κρήτη}, booktitle = {6ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Οικολογίας}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Ελληνική Οικολογική Εταιρεία}, organization = {Ελληνική Οικολογική Εταιρεία}, address = {Αθήνα}, keywords = {beetle, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, ferrugineus, insect, palm, pest, Phoenix, Rhynchophorus, threat, Washigntonia, weevil, απειλή, Κρήτη, ρυγχοφόρος}, author = {Νιαμούρης, Κ and Φανιδάκης, Γ and El-Mergawy, R and Ψειροφωνιά, Π} } @conference {1829, title = {Σύγκριση ξυλαποθέματος νεκρού ξύλου (ιστάμενων \& κατακείμενων κορμοτεμαχίων) και αναγνώριση εντομοπανίδας που διαβιούν σε αυτά, ανάμεσα στο προστατευόμενο και στο διαχειριζόμενο δασικό τμήμα του Εθνικού Πάρκου Δαδιάς Έβρου}, booktitle = {6ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Οικολογίας}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Ελληνική Οικολογική Εταιρεία}, organization = {Ελληνική Οικολογική Εταιρεία}, address = {Αθήνα}, keywords = {commercial, Dadia, dead, forest, insects, logs, management, national, park, protected, standing, timber, wood, Δαδιάς, δάσος, διαχειριζόμενο, Εθνικό, έντομα, νεκρό, ξυλαποθέματος, ξύλο, Πάρκο, προστατευόμενο}, author = {Μπακέας, K and Καρανικόλα, E and Ταμπάκης, Σ and Ποϊραζίδης, Κ} } @conference {1798, title = {Παρατηρήσεις επί του πληθυσμού και των ζημιών από το έντομο Ρυγχοφόρος των φοινικοειδών Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) σε περιοχή που έχουν καταστραφεί οι Κανάριοι φοίνικες από τη δραστηριότητα του εντόμου}, booktitle = {6ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Οικολογίας}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Ελληνική Οικολογική Εταιρεία}, organization = {Ελληνική Οικολογική Εταιρεία}, address = {Αθήνα}, keywords = {abundance, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, damage, ferrugineus, palm, population, Rhynchophorus, trees, αφθονία, ζημιά, πληθυσμός, ρυγχοφόρος των φοινικοειδών, φοινικιά}, author = {Καλαϊτζάκης, Ε and Κοντάκης, Σ and Νιαμούρης, Κ and Παπαηλιάκης, Μ and Ψειροφωνιά, Π} }