Maconellicoccus hirsutus(PHENHI)
Distribution details in Brazil (Espirito Santo)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2014: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2012
First recorded in: 2012
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/035) : first found in May 2012 in commercial okra fields in the municipality of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. Other specimens were then found on the same site on more plants (Abelmoschus esculentus, Solanum americanum and a weed). In 2013, it was also observed on cocoa plants in the municipality of Linhares.
* Culik MP, dos Santos Martins D, Zanuncio Jr JS, Fornazier MJ, Ventura JA, Peronti ALBG, Zanuncio JC (2013) The invasive hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its recent range expansion in Brazil. Florida Entomologist 96(2), 638-640.
* INTERNET
CEPLAC (Comissao Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira). Ocorrência da cochonilha rosada em cacauais da Bahia e Espírito Santo (dated 2014-01-07). http://www.ceplac.gov.br/restrito/lerNoticia.asp?id=2159
* INTERNET
CEPLAC (Comissao Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira). Ocorrência da cochonilha rosada em cacauais da Bahia e Espírito Santo (dated 2014-01-07). http://www.ceplac.gov.br/restrito/lerNoticia.asp?id=2159
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| French Guiana | Present, no details | ||
| Guyana | Present, widespread | ||
| Suriname | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Venezuela | Present, no details |