EPPO Global Database

Fiorinia phantasma(FIORCO)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2004
Comments
First found in 2004 Hawaii. In continental USA, it was first detected in March 2018 in Florida.
References
* INTERNET
Ahmed MZ, Miller DR (2018-04) First U.S. Continental Record of Fiorinia phantasma Cockerell & Robinson (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Phantasma scale, potential pest of palms and ornamentals plants. Pest Alert. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. https://www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/79840/2332158/Pest_Alert_-_Fiorinia_phantasma.pdf

* Matsunaga JN, Howarth FG, Kumashiro BR (2019) New state records and additions to the alien terrestrial arthropod fauna in the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 51(1), 1-71. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f57fe030-c574-4cb9-91d3-548c993b5b3d/content
------- Hawaii, Kauai.