EPPO Global Database

Ceroplastes japonicus(CERPJA)

Distribution details in North Macedonia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
First found in February 2016 in Valandovo on persimmon (Dyospyros kaki) trees in orchards in private gardens.
References
* Cvetkovska-Gjorgievska A, Dedov I, Hristovski S, Langourov M, Lazarevska S, Prelik D, Simov N (2019) New records of allochtonous, invasive and pest invertebrate species from the Republic of Macedonia. Ecologica Montenegrina 20, 56-70.

* Lazarevska S, Naceski S, Krsteska V (2017) The Japanese wax scale Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921 (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccidae), a new species and pest on Persimmon in the Republic of Macedonia. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica S9, 293-295.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, restricted distribution view...
Greece Present, no details view...