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Anthrenus verbasci

(Linnaeus, 1767)
Arthropoda » Coleoptera » Dermestidae » Anthrenus verbasci
Common name (English)
Varied carpet beetle
Ηabitat
I2 Parks
J1 Buildings
X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X11 Large parks
X10 Mixed landscapes
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic:

Impacts
Negative

Feeding on stored products, dry insects, collected on flowers (Georghiou 1977); troublesome and destructive pest of insect collections (Morris 1937);  stored products pest in cereal (Gözüaçık et al. 2015)

References

Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens Greece 347 pp.

Gözüaçık C, Güllü M, Konuksal A, Yücel A, Hekimhan H (2015) Insect species of stored cereal in Northern Cyprus [Poster presentation]. Conference: 2nd International Symposium for Agriculture and Food Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia.

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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