EPPO Global Database

Margarodes prieskaensis(MARGPR)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Northern Cape. Along the Orange River.
References
* De Klerk CA (1985) Occurrence of South African species of Margarodes Guilding (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Margarodidae) with special reference to vine infesting species. Phytophylactica 17(4), 215-216.
------- Distribution reviewed.

* De Klerk CA, Ben Dov Y, Giliomee JH (1982) Redescriptions of four vine infesting species of Margarodes Guilding (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Margarodidae) from South Africa. Phytophylactica 14(2), 61-76.

* Du Toit GDG, Durr HJR, Giliomee JH, Neser S (1975) Notes on the biology and behaviour of Sphaeraspis prieskaensis Jakubski (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) a pest on grapevine root. In: Proceedings of the First Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 1974 Stellenbosch, pp. 255-257. Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
------- As Sphaeraspis prieskaensis. Along lower Orange River.

* Giliomee J, de Klerk C & Watson GW (2022 in press) 3.3.4 Margarodes spp. In: Encyclopedia of Scale Insect Pests (Eds Kondo T & Watson GW), pp. 69-73. CABI, Wallingford (GB).
------- Orange River irrigation area.