Ceroplastes rusci(CERPRU)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Absent, intercepted only
NPPO (2026): intercepted only, not established in the UK.
* García Morales M, Denno BD, Miller DR, Miller GL, Ben-Dov Y, Hardy NB (2016) ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. https://scalenet.info/catalogue/Ceroplastes%20rusci/ [accessed 2026-06] . https://scalenet.info/catalogue/Ceroplastes%20rusci/
------- noted s present in Britain referring to Green (1917) who found it on green fig fruit (Ficus carica L.) imported from Italy in 1917.
* Malumphy C (2010) The status of wax scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) in Britain. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 146, 105-112.
------- intercepted in imported commodities. Not established.
* NPPO of the United Kingdom (2026-06).
------- noted s present in Britain referring to Green (1917) who found it on green fig fruit (Ficus carica L.) imported from Italy in 1917.
* Malumphy C (2010) The status of wax scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) in Britain. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 146, 105-112.
------- intercepted in imported commodities. Not established.
* NPPO of the United Kingdom (2026-06).