EPPO Global Database

Ceroplastes japonicus(CERPJA)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2012
Comments
First found during surveys carried out from 2012 to 2016 in Northern Greece on Laurus nobilis and Diospyros kaki.
References
* Papadopoulou S, Kaydan MB, Manganaris A (2017) Ceroplastes japonicus (Gray) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on Laurus nobilis and Diospyros kaki: first record in Greece. Abstract of a poster presented at the Panhellenic Entomological Congress (Athens, GR, 2017-09-19/22), p 50.
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* Papadopoulou S, Kaydan MB, Manganaris A, Loukovitis D, Chrysochoidis C (2020) First record of Ceroplastes japonicus (Gray) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Greece and a combined approach of morphological identification and DNA barcoding. EPPO Bulletin 50(2), 299-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12665
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, restricted distribution view...
North Macedonia Present, no details view...
Türkiye Present, no details view...