EPPO Global Database

Aulacaspis tubercularis(AULSTU)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2003
Comments
First found in 2003 in mango orchards near Las Varas (municipality of Compostela, Nayarit state). Then found in other localities of Nayarit state.
References
* Garcia-Alvarez NC, Urias-Lopez MA, Hernandez-Fentes M, Gonzalez-Carrillo JA, Pérez-Barraza H, Osuna-Garcia JA (2014) [Distribution of the white mango scale Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Nayarit, Mexico]. Acta Zoologica Mexicana 30(2), 321-336 (in Spanish).

* Noriega-Cantú DH, Urías-López MA, López-Guillén G, González Acuña I, Álvarez Bravo A (2017) Diagnosis of the current situation of white mango flake. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas 8(8), 1839-1850.

* Urias-Lopez MA, Osuna-Garcia JA, Vazquez-Valdivia V, Pérez-Barraza MH (2010) [Population dynamics and distribution of the white mango scale (Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead) in Nayarit, Mexico]. Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura 16(2), 77-82 (in Spanish).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America Present, few occurrences view...
United States of America Florida Present, no details view...