EPPO Global Database

Aulacaspis yasumatsui(AULSYA)

Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2005: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1996
From CABI Pest map 610 (2000): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/130) : addition to the EPPO Alert List. First found in Miami in 1996, then spread to many other counties
References
* Anon. (2000) Featured Creatures. University of Florida and Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida, USA.
------- Source: WWW at http://www.ifas.ufl.edu.

* F.W. Howard personal communication.
------- Mainland as far North as Lake Okeechokee.

* Halbert, S. E. (1996) Tri-ology Technical Report 35 (5), 4.
------- Miami, first record for continental USA.

* Halbert, S. E. (1998) Tri-ology Technical Report 37 (4), 5-9.

* Howard FW, Hamon A, McLaughlin M, Weissling T, Yang SiLin (1999) Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Diaspididae) a scale insect pest of cycads recently introduced into Florida. Florida Entomologist 82 (1), 14-27.

* Howard, F. W.; Weissling, T. J. (2000) Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 112, 244.

* Miller DR, Miller GL, Hodges GS, Davidson JA (2005) Introduced scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the United States and their impact on US agriculture. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(1), 123-158.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, restricted distribution view...