SURVEY WITH CHECKLIST OF THE INVASIVE INSECTS TO IRAQ
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https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2019.15.3.0343Keywords:
Insects, Invasive, Iraq, Species, SurveyAbstract
The survey and checklist of invasive species of the insects in some different localities of Iraq are revised; 24 invasive species were documented until December 2018 during the current investigations. The species distributions, common names and synonyms are given.
The current investigation included all of exotic species in Iraq, which are not collected during this study.
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