EPPO Global Database

Icerya seychellarum(ICERSE)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
Eradication in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2019-09)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/034) : found on avocado plants grown in greenhouses in June 2019 in Calabria. The plants were destroyed and the pest was not detected in further surveys. Considered eradicated.

Lo Verde et al. (2020): found in Sicily.
References
* NPPO of Italy (2019-09).

* Lo Verde, Cerasa G, Altamore B, Farina V (2020) First record of Icerya seychellarum and confirmed occurrence of Aulacaspis tubercularis (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Italy. Phytoparasitica 48, 175-182.
------- in Sicily.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, no details view...