Ripersiella hibisci(RHIOHI)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Transient
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient, actionable, under eradication (2022-04)
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient, actionable, under eradication (2022-04)
NPPO (2003): intercepted only.
EFSA (2020) considers previous reports (e.g. Mazzeo et al., 2014) as interceptions.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/081) : found in a nursery of ornamental plants in the municipality of Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (Province of Catania - Sicilia). Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/124) : detected in six other production sites in the province of Catania on potted plants of palms (Phoenix sp., Chamaerops humilis, Trachycarpus fortunei) and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/007) : all outbreaks are now considered eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/080) : found again in Toscana and Sicilia. Under eradication.
EFSA (2020) considers previous reports (e.g. Mazzeo et al., 2014) as interceptions.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/081) : found in a nursery of ornamental plants in the municipality of Fiumefreddo di Sicilia (Province of Catania - Sicilia). Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/124) : detected in six other production sites in the province of Catania on potted plants of palms (Phoenix sp., Chamaerops humilis, Trachycarpus fortunei) and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/007) : all outbreaks are now considered eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/080) : found again in Toscana and Sicilia. Under eradication.
* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2020) Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Ripersiella hibisci. EFSA Journal 18(6), 6178, 28 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6178
* Mazzeo G, Longo S, Pellizzari G, Porcelli F, Suma P and Russo A (2014) Exotic scale insects (Coccoidea) on ornamental plants in Italy: a never‐ending story. Acta zoologica bulgarica, supplement, 6, 55–61.
* NPPO of Italy (2003, 2021-04, 2021-06, 2021-08, 2021-12, 2022-01, 2022-04).
* Mazzeo G, Longo S, Pellizzari G, Porcelli F, Suma P and Russo A (2014) Exotic scale insects (Coccoidea) on ornamental plants in Italy: a never‐ending story. Acta zoologica bulgarica, supplement, 6, 55–61.
* NPPO of Italy (2003, 2021-04, 2021-06, 2021-08, 2021-12, 2022-01, 2022-04).
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Transient | ||
| Slovenia | Absent, pest eradicated | ||
| Switzerland | Absent, pest eradicated |