The first report on the green stink bug nezara viridula on trees Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa in Derna City -Libya

Abstract

The green stink bug nezara viridula L. was recorded for the first time on the leaves and branches of Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa trees, where it is considered one of the rare and endangered wood species that is undergoing a state of severe degradation, where its presence is limited to a site northwest of the city of Derna, this type of insect belongs to the order Hemiptera half-winged insects' family pentaptera or pentaptera Fam.Pentatomidaethe insect is a widespread insect where young insects and nymphs feed on the sap of plant leaves and the insect has been identified depending on the phenotypic qualities.