EPPO Global Database

Aleurodicus dispersus(ALEDDI)

Distribution details in Spain (Islas Canárias)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 476 (2006): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1996/031): sporadic in Canary Islands since 1963. Large outbreak on lemon in 1992. Not a serious pest of citrus, but can damage palms and banana.

EPPO Reporting Service (2000/173) : confirmed in Canary Islands.

EPPO Reporting Service (2001/142) : causing problems on many ornamental species (Ficus bejamina, F. pumila, palms).
References
* Anonymous (2000) Canary Islands results. EWSN Newsletter, no. 3, p 2.

* Anonymous (2000) Balance fitosanitario de los cultivos españoles durante el año 2000. Phytoma-España no. 127, 18-46 and no. 128, 26-51.

* Boyero JR, Gonzalez-Fernandez JJ, Vela M (2017) Plagas del mango en Espana. Phytoma-Espana no. 287, 22-28.
------- Occasionally found on mango in Islas Canarias.

* Garrido, A. (1995) Moscas blancas en España en los cítricos: Importancia, interacción entre especies, problemática y estrategia de control. Phytoma España, No. 72, 41-47.

* Hernández-Suárez E, Martin JH, Gill RJ, Bedford ID, Malumphy CP, Reyes Betancort JA, Carnero A (2012) The aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) of the Canary Islands with special reference to Aleyrodes, Siphoninus, and the challenges of puparial morphology in Bemisia. Zootaxa, 3212, 1-76. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03212p076.pdf
------- Islas Canarias (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro).

* NPPO of Spain (2011-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Portugal Madeira Present, no details view...
Portugal Present, restricted distribution view...