Phenacoccus miruku(PHENMK)
Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
First found in 2019 (but identified at that time as Phenacoccus sisymbriifolium) in Lake county. It rapidly spread to other counties (20 in 2024: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Collier, Dixie, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, St Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter and Volusia).
* Powell EC, Deeter LA, Moore MR, Ahmed MZ & Miller DR (2024) Taxonomy, hosts, and distribution of an emerging invasive mealybug, Phenacoccus miruku (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), in Florida. Florida Entomologist 107(s1), 20240024. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0024