EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Gossypium hirsutum (GOSHI) Major host
* Campos da Silva D (2012) Occurrence of new species of mealybug on cotton fields in the States of Bahia and Paraíba, Brazil. Bragantia 71(4):467-470

* Sequeira RV, Reid DJ, Khan M (2022) Integrated control of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Australian cotton with insecticides and naturally occurring beneficial arthropods. Austral Entomology. 61(1), 113-123.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (HIBRS) Major host
* Katbeh Bader A, Al-Jboory IJ (2020) First record of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley 1898 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), from Saudi Arabia. EPPO Bulletin 50(3), 557-560.

* Sartiami D, Watson GW, Mohamad Roff MN, Idris AB (2016) Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) attacking Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. in Malaysia, with two new country records. Proceedings of the AIP Conference 1784, 060007. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4966845

* 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
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Major host
* Abbes K, Harbi A, Wanassi T, Ricupero M, Mazzeo G, Russo A, Biondi A, Zappalà L, Chermiti B (2023) The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is spreading in North Africa: first report in Tunisia. Oriental Insects. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237

* 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

* 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
Abutilon asiaticum (ABUAS) Wild/Weed
Chenopodium album (CHEAL) Wild/Weed
* Abbes K, Harbi A, Wanassi T, Ricupero M, Mazzeo G, Russo A, Biondi A, Zappalà L, Chermiti B (2023) The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is spreading in North Africa: first report in Tunisia. Oriental Insects. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237
Lantana camara (LANCA) Wild/Weed
* Abbes K, Harbi A, Wanassi T, Ricupero M, Mazzeo G, Russo A, Biondi A, Zappalà L, Chermiti B (2023) The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is spreading in North Africa: first report in Tunisia. Oriental Insects. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2023.2253237

* 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
Malvastrum coromandelianum (MAVCO) Wild/Weed
Portulaca oleracea (POROL) Wild/Weed
* El Aalaoui M, Sbaghi M (2022) Life cycle and population growth parameter analysis of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis on three new host plants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 16(5), 437-448.

* 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
Abelmoschus esculentus (ABMES) Host
Abelmoschus moschatus (ABMMO) Host
Amaranthus retroflexus (AMARE) Host
* 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
Anacardium occidentale (ANAOC) Host
Annona muricata (ANUMU) Host
* Pacheco da Silva VC, Kaydan MB, Silva-Torres CSAD, Torres JB (2019) Mealybug species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) on soursop and sugar apple (Annonaceae) in North-East Brazil, with description of a new species of Pseudococcus Westwood. Zootaxa 4604(3): 525–538
Annona reticulata (ANURE) Host
* Ahmed T, Hasan M, Hassan K, D Ahmed J, D Ahmed KS, Azam A, Mondal M (2022) Fruit bagging of custard apple (Annona reticulata) as an eco-friendly protection approach against mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis) infestation in the north-eastern Bangladesh. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 42(1), 723-732.
Annona squamosa (ANUSQ) Host
* Pacheco da Silva VC, Kaydan MB, Silva-Torres CSAD, Torres JB (2019) Mealybug species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) on soursop and sugar apple (Annonaceae) in North-East Brazil, with description of a new species of Pseudococcus Westwood. Zootaxa 4604(3): 525–538
Cajanus cajan (CAJCA) Host
Calendula officinalis (CLDOF) Host
* 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
Capsicum annuum (CPSAN) Host
* 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

* 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
Carica papaya (CIAPA) Host
Catharanthus roseus (CTURO) Host
* 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
Chrysanthemum (1CHYG) Host
Chrysanthemum x morifolium (CHYHO) Host
* 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
Citrullus lanatus (CITLA) Host
Citrus x limon (CIDLI) Host
* Aroua K, Bora Kaydan M, Ercan C, Biche M (2020) First Record of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) in Algeria. Entomological News 129(1), 63-66. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0109
------- confirmed host
Cucumis melo (CUMME) Host
Cucurbita moschata (CUUMO) Host
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (CMOTE) Host
Gymnema sylvestre (GYWSY) Host
* Shivakumara KT, Keerthi MC, Polaiah AC, Gupta A, Joshi S (2022) Incidence of invasive mealybugs, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Gymnema sylvestre (R. Br) and its natural enemies in the semi-arid region of India. International Journal of Pest Management. 10:1-5
Hedera helix (HEEHE) Host
* Kreiter P, Germain JF, Balmes V, Belet A, Cambournac L, Correa M, Descamps S, Faten A, Graverol S, Henry S, Japoshvili G, Lépinay V, Paris B, Ris N, Tourlourat A, Warot S, Robert F (2020) Diversité des cochenilles en horticulture ornementale. Phytoma no. 736, 41-46.
Helianthus annuus (HELAN) Host
Hibiscus cannabinus (HIBCA) Host
Hibiscus liliiflorus (HIBLI) Host
* Sartiami D, Watson GW, Mohamad Roff MN, Idris AB (2016) Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) attacking Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. in Malaysia, with two new country records. Proceedings of the AIP Conference 1784, 060007. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4966845
Hibiscus sabdariffa (HIBSA) Host
Hibiscus sp. (HIBSS) Host
* Muniappan R, Watson GW, Vaughan L, Gilbertson R, Noussourou M (2012) New records of mealybugs, scale insects, and whiteflies (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) from Mali and Senegal. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 28, 1-7.
Hibiscus syriacus (HIBSY) Host
* 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
Lagenaria siceraria (LGNSI) Host
Luffa acutangula (LUFAC) Host
Luffa aegyptiaca (LUFAE) Host
Mangifera indica (MNGIN) Host
Manilkara zapota (MNKZA) Host
Medicago sativa (MEDSA) Host
* El Aalaoui M, Sbaghi M (2022) Life cycle and population growth parameter analysis of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis on three new host plants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 16(5), 437-448.
Momordica charantia (MOMCH) Host
Opuntia ficus-indica (OPUFI) Host
* El Aalaoui M, Sbaghi M (2022) Life cycle and population growth parameter analysis of the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis on three new host plants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 16(5), 437-448.
------- as Opuntia megacantha.
Plumeria sp. (PLISS) Host
* Muniappan R, Watson GW, Vaughan L, Gilbertson R, Noussourou M (2012) New records of mealybugs, scale insects, and whiteflies (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) from Mali and Senegal. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 28, 1-7.
Psidium guajava (PSIGU) Host
Punica granatum (PUNGR) Host
Sesamum indicum (SEGIN) Host
* Gebregergis Z (2018) Incidence of a new pest, the cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, on sesame in North Ethiopia. International Journal of Zoology 3531495, 7 pp. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3531495
Solanum melongena (SOLME) Host
* 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
Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) Host
Sorghum bicolor (SORVU) Host
Vigna radiata (PHSAU) Host
Vitis (1VITG) Host
Vitis vinifera (VITVI) Host
Ziziphus mauritiana (ZIPMA) Host