EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2010: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2010
From CABI Pest map 761 (2012): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/082) : first reported in 2010 on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Lantana and Chrysanthemum plants, mainly in private gardens. It was also occasionally found on gombo (Abelmoschus esculentus) and Vitis spp. Measures will be taken to contain the pest.
References
* NPPO of Cyprus (2010-12).

* Ülgentürk S, Kaydan MB, Hocaali Şişman S (2015) New scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) records for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Türkiye Entomoloji Bülteni 5(2), 59-68.
------- In Famagusta on Ligustrum sp.