Nugnes, F., Carbone, C., Miele, F., Pica, F., Pierro, S., Sasso, R., Bodini, M., & Bernardo, U. 2026 Contrasting invasion strategies, convergent outcomes: Establishment of Zaprionus tuberculatus and Ceroplastes ceriferus in Italy. Insects 17, 198

Keywords:

  • DNA
  • dispersal
  • distribution
  • host
  • record
  • Notes: This study examined where these species occur, which plants they attack, and whether they are able to reproduce under Italian conditions. The study also provides the first official record of C. ceriferus in Campania, documenting its establishment in southern Italy. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17020198

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