We reviewed exotic insect species that are considered threats to Australia's plantation,
amenity, native forests and timber-in-service (“risk species”), comparing them to already …

Turkey is the leading producer of pine honey worldwide, accounting for 90% of global
production, largely due to the presence of Marchalina hellenica populations. However, in …

Piercing-and-sucking insects are distinguished by their specialized mouthparts, with stylets
adapted to penetrate and suck fluids from plant or animal tissues. These insects are …

Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae) is a scale insect native to
Greece and Turkey and presently invasive in Australia, where it damages pine plantations …

Simple Summary The silver fly Neoleucopis kartliana Tanasijtshuk (Diptera,
Chamaemyiidae) is the most abundant predator of the giant pine scale (GPS), Marchalina …

Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) is widely distributed in the Mediterranean region and in
other areas of the world, where it has been introduced due to its adaptive capacity to …

Marchalina hellenica is a sap sucking scale insect endemic to the Aegean basin and it has
been introduced to several regions in Greece and Turkey to increase pine honey production …

Established pests such as the European wasp (Vespula germanica) are often overlooked as
candidates for management programmes (eradication and/or containment) because the use …

Simple Summary Giant pine scale, Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera,
Marchalinidae), is a sap sucking insect native to the Eastern Mediterranean Basin. In 2014 …

Current methods for extracting DNA from scale insects typically involves killing specimens or
using dead specimens for the first (lysis) step. This creates a quandary when studying …