Efecto de Cinara cupressi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) sobre el ciprés de la cordillera (Austrocedrus c...

Cinara cupressi is an introduced species of insect that can kill forest trees due to a toxic compound that it injects while feeding. The pest is widely distributed in Chile, infesting species of Austrocedrus, Cupressus, Chamaecyparis, Juniperus, Thuja and Cupressocyparis hybrids. Austrocedrus chilensis i s affected in all of its geographical distributions. In África, Cinara cupressi was identified for attacking the genera Callitris and Widdringtonia, which are phylogenetically related to Fitz...