| is bactra bactrana (kennel, 1901) a novel pest of sweet peppers? | this is the first report of bactra bactrana (kennel, 1901) (lepidoptera: tortricidae) attacking a major solanaceous crop, sweet pepper capsicum annuum l. the infestation was detected in two greenhouses at the area of tympaki (southern crete, greece). the moth larvae caused typical symptoms of a fruit borer with numerous small holes on the surface of the peppers and extensive damage on the inside of the fruit as a result of the feeding activity. unknown factors facilitated this major shift in hos ... | 2016 | 26696371 |