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The tansy leaf beetleGaleruca tanaceti (L.) is recorded for the first time in Crete as a pest of oreganoOriganum vulgare (L.). Oregano is an important herb extensively cultivated both in Crete and mainland Greece. The absence of serious pests due to the production of phenolic compounds and essential oils in the plant tissue has promoted the organic cultivation of oregano.G. tanaceti is a pest of herbaceous plants that has developed appropriate behavioral and biochemical strategies to circumvent host plant defences. In addition, the tansy leaf beetle has very few natural enemies and may pose a serious threat to the organic oregano crops, unless extensive studies of the biology and integrated control of the pest are undertaken.
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Roditakis, E., Roditakis, N.E. Note: First record ofGaleruca tanaceti in organicOriganum vulgare in Crete. Phytoparasitica 34, 486–487 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981203
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