Stathas, G.J., Kartsonas, E.D., & Darras, A.I. 2023 First record of the scale insect Stotzia ephedrae in Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 16: 23-25

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Notes: The scale insect Stotzia ephedrae (Newstead) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) was recorded for the first time in Greece οn 20 April 2021. It was found on Ephedra foeminea Forssk. (Ephedraceae: Gnetales) in Athens. From preliminary studies it was found that S. ephedrae is an oviparous, biparental species completing one generation per year.