EPPO Global Database

Aleurocanthus spiniferus(ALECSN)

Distribution details in Micronesia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1994: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 112 (1990): Present, no details
Comments
Caroline Islands.
References
* Esguerra, N. M. (1991) Micronesica No. 3, Suppl., pp. 99-101.

* Nafus, D. (1988) Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society No. 28, 229-231.
------- First record for Kosrae, in 1982 on citrus.

* Suta, A. R.; Esguerra, N. M. (1993) Biological Control of Exotic Pests in the Pacific. Proceedings of a Plenary Session and Symposium, XIX International Congress of Entomology, Beijing, June 1992. Micronesica No. 4 suppl., pp. 61-64.

* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 14. Orange spiny whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.