Maconellicoccus hirsutus(PHENHI)
Distribution details in St Kitts-Nevis
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2006: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1995
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2006)
From CABI Pest map 100 (2004): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1995
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2006)
From CABI Pest map 100 (2004): Present, restricted distribution
Recent spread from Grenada, according to IIBC experts responsible for control in Grenada. Confirmed by FAO (EPPO Reporting Service (96/028)).
EPPO Reporting Service (98/129): both islands.
First observed on 1995-10-13 in a residential zone now declared a quarantine area, in an attempt to contain the outbreak (Caraphin News, 1996-02).
EPPO Reporting Service (98/129): both islands.
EPPO Reporting Service (98/129): both islands.
First observed on 1995-10-13 in a residential zone now declared a quarantine area, in an attempt to contain the outbreak (Caraphin News, 1996-02).
EPPO Reporting Service (98/129): both islands.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Saint Kitts & Nevis. Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (2006-05-01).
https://www.ippc.int/index.php
* Matile-Ferrero, D.; Etienne, J. (1996) Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (N.S.) 18 (1), 38.
* NHM (1995); (1998).
------- Basseterre, St Kitts, Nevis.
* Pollard, G. V. (2000) FAO Circular letter No. 1/00. CPPC, Barbados.
------- Reported in Nov. 1995 (St Kitts), Dec. 1995 (Nevis).
* Thomas, J.; Edwards, A. (1996) Caraphin News 13, 3.
* Williams DJ (1996) A brief account of the hibiscus mealy bug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a pest of agriculture and horticulture, with descriptions of two related species from southern Asia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 86(5), 617-628.
https://www.ippc.int/index.php
* Matile-Ferrero, D.; Etienne, J. (1996) Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (N.S.) 18 (1), 38.
* NHM (1995); (1998).
------- Basseterre, St Kitts, Nevis.
* Pollard, G. V. (2000) FAO Circular letter No. 1/00. CPPC, Barbados.
------- Reported in Nov. 1995 (St Kitts), Dec. 1995 (Nevis).
* Thomas, J.; Edwards, A. (1996) Caraphin News 13, 3.
* Williams DJ (1996) A brief account of the hibiscus mealy bug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a pest of agriculture and horticulture, with descriptions of two related species from southern Asia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 86(5), 617-628.