Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)
Distribution details in Iraq
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
First recorded in: 2014
Found on Lantana camara and other host plants in residential gardens in the outskirts of Baghdad city, in the suburbs of Al-Ghadir and Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya (observations carried out from August 2014 to July 2015).
* Abul-Rassoul MS, Al-Malo IM, Hermiz FB (2015) First record and host plants of Solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898 (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) from Iraq. Arab and Near East Plant Protection Newsletter no 66, p 4.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Present, no details | ||
| Türkiye | Present, restricted distribution |