Chionaspis pinifoliae(PHECPI)
Distribution details in Bermuda
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1997: Absent, intercepted only
Chionaspis pinifoliae has been intercepted on imported pine trees on several occasions in Bermuda (Smith and Hurley, 1993; Bermuda Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1997). Hodgson and Hilburn (1991) remarked that C. pinifoliae does not appear to have established in Bermuda.
* Anonymous (1997) Unwelcome visitors to the island at Christmas. Monthly Bulletin - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Parks, Bermuda 68(1), 8 pp.
------- Intercepted on Christmas trees and other Christmas foliage plants in sealed containers and crates entering Bermuda.
* Hodgson CJ & Hilburn DJ (1991) An annotated checklist of the Coccoidea of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist 74(1), 133–146.
* Smith GA, Hurley JE (1993) A study of the pine needle scale under Bermude conditions. CFS, NRCan Tech. Note 288.
------- Intercepted on Christmas trees and other Christmas foliage plants in sealed containers and crates entering Bermuda.
* Hodgson CJ & Hilburn DJ (1991) An annotated checklist of the Coccoidea of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist 74(1), 133–146.
* Smith GA, Hurley JE (1993) A study of the pine needle scale under Bermude conditions. CFS, NRCan Tech. Note 288.