Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
First found in 2019 in Lazio (Latina province) in a glasshouse on ornamentals (hibiscus, dipladenias and poinsettias), as well as outdoors on weeds (Portulaca sp. and Solanum nigrum). In 2019, a small infestation was also found in Sicilia near Ragusa on glasshouse chrysanthemums (cv. Altari).
In 2020 recorded as damaging in tomato production in Sicilia.
In 2020 recorded as damaging in tomato production in Sicilia.
* Sannino L, Espinosa B, Piccirillo G, Pallino R, Fondacaro S (2019) Phenacoccus solenopsis nuova minaccia sulle solanacee. L'informatore Agrario no. 47, 51-55.
* Ricupero M, Biondi A, Russo A, Zappalà L, Mazzeo G (2021) The cotton mealybug is spreading along the Mediterranean: first pest detection in Italian tomatoes. Insects 12(8), 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080675
* Ricupero M, Biondi A, Russo A, Zappalà L, Mazzeo G (2021) The cotton mealybug is spreading along the Mediterranean: first pest detection in Italian tomatoes. Insects 12(8), 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12080675
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Present, restricted distribution |