EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2002
From CABI Pest map 761 (2012): Present, restricted distribution
References
* Culik MP, Gullan PJ (2005) A new pest of tomato and other records of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil. Zootaxa 964, 1-8.
------- First record for Brazil in the state of Espirito Santo.

* Fand BB, Suroshe SS (2015) The invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, a threat to tropical and subtropical agricultural and horticultural production systems - A review. Crop Protection 69, 34-43.

* Martins DS, Fornazier MJ, Culik MP, Ventura JA, Ferreira PSF, Zanuncio JC (2015) Scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) pests of papaya (Carica papaya) in Brazil. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 108(1), 35-42.
------- On papaya fruit in Linhares (Espirito Santo). Also in Bahia, Ceara, and Pernambuco.

* Muniappan R (2011) Recent invasive hemipterans and their biological control in Asia. Paper presented at the 5th Meeting of the Asian Cotton Research & Development Network (Lahore, PK, 2011-02-23/25). http://www.icac.org/tis/regional_networks/asian_network/meeting_5/documents/papers/PapMuniappanR.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, no details view...
Uruguay Present, no details view...