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Timarcha turbida Erichson, 1841 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): new artichoke pest in Tunisia

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The present paper highlighted the occurrence of Timarcha turbida (Erichson 1841) as an artichoke pest for the first time in Tunisian crops. In fact, Timarcha was never be reported previously to develop on a Compositae (Asteraceae) host plant. Here, larva and adult stages of the pest are described and host plants affinities in genus Timarcha are discussed.

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We thank to Dr. Mauro Daccordi (Verona) for providing literature and information. This work was funded by EU, Programme IEV de Coopération Transfrontalière Italie-Tunisie 2014–2020 (Project INTEMAR-IS_2.1_073 Innovations dans la lutte intégrée contre les ravageurs et maladies récemment introduits sur cultures maraı̂chères, Grant number E64I18002460007).

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  1. Laboratory of Entomology & Acarology, Department of Plant Protection and Post-Harvest Diseases, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, 1082, Tunisia

    Asma Cherif, Ibtissam Saidani & Kaouthar Grissa-Lebdi

  2. Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Centro de Málaga, Laboratory of Agriculture Entomology, Málaga, 29140, Spain

    José Miguel Vela

  3. Potato and Artichoke Technical Center, Road Jedaida-Essaida, Manouba, 2031, Tunisia

    Manel Bouhadida-Mhadhbi

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AC: Technical and material supports, resources, field experiments, validation, writing the original draft. JMV: Confirmation of the beetle specie, validation, writing the original draft. SI: Field experiment. MB-M: Technical and material supports, field experiments. KG-L: Technical and material supports, resources, supervision, validation.

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Cherif, A., Vela, J.M., Saidani, I. et al. Timarcha turbida Erichson, 1841 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): new artichoke pest in Tunisia. Int J Trop Insect Sci 44, 979–982 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01183-y

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