EPPO Global Database

Aleurodicus dugesii(ALEDDU)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1991
Comments
First found in the USA in Texas in 1991, then in California (1992), Florida (1996), Louisiana (1996) and Hawaii (2002).
References
* Bellows TS, Meisenbacher C (2000) Biological control of giant whitefly, Aleurodicus dugesii, in California. California Conference on Biological Control II (Riverside, California (US), 2000-07-11/12).

* INTERNET
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Service. Division of Plant Industry. Pest Alert. Giant whitefly, Aleurodicus dugesii, in Florida by Greg Hodges. http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/enpp/ento/giant.html

* LaSalle J, Polaszek A, Noyes JS, Zolnerowich G (1997) A new whitefly parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Eunotinae), with comments on its placement, and implications for classification of Chalcidoidea with particular reference to the Eriaporinae (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). Systematic Entomology. 1997. 22: 2, 131-150.

* Muniappan R. (2011) The giant whitefly and its natural ennemies. Crop Protection 30(10), p 1381.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...