EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2012
Comments
First found in 2012 on ornamental plants in the city center of Adana (Mediterranean region).

Also in Northern Turkish Republic of Cyprus.
References
* Kaydan MB, Caliskan AF, Ulusoy MR (2013) New record of invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 43(1), 169-171.
------- First report.

* Öztemiz S, Doğanlar M (2015) Invasive plant pests (Insecta and Acarina) of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology 10(1), 144-159.

* Ülgentürk S, Hocaali SŞ (2019) Pest Status of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and New Records of Scale Insects from Northern Turkish Republic of Cyprus. Munis Entomology & Zoology 14(1): 294-300.

* Ülgentürk S, Ercan C, Yaşar B, Kaydan MB (2022) Checklist of Turkish Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) species. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 23(Special Issue), S113-S129. https://doi.org/10.23902/trkjnat.1123152
------- Mediterranean region on various hosts (Amaranthus retroflexus, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Vinca rosea, Calendula officinalis, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus syriacus, Capsicum annuum, Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum melongena).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, restricted distribution view...
Greece Kriti Present, restricted distribution view...
Iran Present, restricted distribution view...
Iraq Present, no details view...