EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus madeirensis(PHENMD)

Distribution details in Tunisia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/150) : collected for the first time in Tunisia from a single ornamental plant (Cestrum nocturnum) in a private garden (Akouda) during August and September 2013.
References
* Abbes K, Harbi A, Wanassi T, Ricupero M, Mazzeo G, Russo A, Biondi A, Zappalà L, Chermiti B (2023) The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is spreading in North Africa: first report in Tunisia. Oriental Insects. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237
------- On Cestrum nocturnum and Lantana camara.

* Halima-Kamel MB, Germain JF, Mdellel L, Abdelaoui K (2014) Phenacoccus madeirensis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): a new species of mealybug in Tunisia. EPPO Bulletin 44(2), 176-178.
------- First record.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Algeria Present, no details view...