Keywords
Abies alba
first record
invasion
potential pest
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Abstract
For the first time in Ukraine, the invasive aphid species Cinara curvipes is reported to have been detected in urban plantations in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region (Ukraine) on the Abies alba tree.
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