Ceroplastes ceriferus(CERPCE)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2001
First recorded in: 2001
EPPO Reporting Service (2002/135) : addition to Alert List. Found in 2001 on various ornamental shrubs and trees, first near Verona (Veneto) and also in the district of Bergamo (Lombardia).
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/017) : also near Lugo in Emilia-Romagna.
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/017) : also near Lugo in Emilia-Romagna.
* Bariselli M (2004) Un nuovo pericoloso parassita delle piante ornamentali: la coccinigli Ceroplastes ceriferus. Agricoltura no. 1 (supplement), January 2004, 4 pp. Servizio fitosanitario, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, IT.
* Mori N, Pellizzari G, Tosi L (2001) Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera, Coccoidea): new pest of ornamentals in Europe ? Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie II, 33(3), 331-336.
* Mori N, Pellizzari G, Tosi L (2001) [First record of the wax scale Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) in Italy]. Informatore Fitopatologico, no. 10, 41-43.
* Nugnes F, Carbone C, Miele F, Pica F, Pierro S, Sasso R, Bodini M, Bernardo U (2026) Contrasting invasion strategies, convergent outcomes: establishment of Zaprionus tuberculatus and Ceroplastes ceriferus in Italy. Insect 17(2), 198. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17020198
------- new report in Campania, previous report in Veneto
* Mori N, Pellizzari G, Tosi L (2001) Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera, Coccoidea): new pest of ornamentals in Europe ? Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie II, 33(3), 331-336.
* Mori N, Pellizzari G, Tosi L (2001) [First record of the wax scale Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) in Italy]. Informatore Fitopatologico, no. 10, 41-43.
* Nugnes F, Carbone C, Miele F, Pica F, Pierro S, Sasso R, Bodini M, Bernardo U (2026) Contrasting invasion strategies, convergent outcomes: establishment of Zaprionus tuberculatus and Ceroplastes ceriferus in Italy. Insect 17(2), 198. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17020198
------- new report in Campania, previous report in Veneto
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Present, no details | ||
| Slovenia | Absent, intercepted only | ||
| Switzerland | Present, few occurrences |