EPPO Global Database

Chrysomphalus aonidum(CHRYFI)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2010: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2009
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, one isolated outbreak (2009-10)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/012) : found in July 2009 in the municipality of Province of Reggio Calabria (Calabria) on citrus. Under eradication. In Italy, the presence of C. aonidum had been observed earlier but only in protected conditions. It was observed in Sicilia on Cycas spp. in 1994 and later on Kentia and Dracaena in glasshouses.

EPPO Reporting Service (2011/088) : found again in Calabria (Lamezia Terme) on Camellia.
References
* NPPO of Italy (2009-10, 2010-11).

* Pellizzari G, Vacante V (2007) A new armoured scale on Italian citrus trees: Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus). Informatore Fitopatologico 57(1), 45-47.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, few occurrences view...