EPPO Global Database

Lopholeucaspis japonica(LOPLJA)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1914
From CABI Pest map 582 (1998): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First found in Connecticut in 1914. Eastern USA.
References
* Addesso KM, Blalock A, O'Neal PA (2016) Japanese maple scale activity and management in field nursery production. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 34(2), 41-46.

* Ferris, G.F. (1938) Atlas of the scale insects of North America, Series II & III. Serial No. SII-148. Stanford University Press, California, USA.

* Frank SD, Klingeman WE, White SA, Fulcher A (2013) Biology, injury, and management of maple tree pests in nurseries and urban landscapes. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 4(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1603/IPM12007

* Gill SA, Shrewsbury PM, Davidson JA (2011) Japanese maple scale (Lopholeucaspis japonica): A pest of nursery and landscape trees and shrubs. University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet, 4 pp.

* Miller DR, Davidson JA (2005) Armored scale insect pests of trees and shrubs. Cornell University Press (US), 442 pp.

* Miller DR, Miller GL, Hodges GS, Davidson JA (2005) Introduced scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the United States and their impact on US agriculture. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(1), 123-158.

* Waltman KG, Ray CH, Williams ML (2016) The armored scale insects (Hemiptera Diaspididae) of Alabama, USA. Redia XCIX, 229-231.