EPPO Global Database

Ripersiella hibisci(RHIOHI)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2005: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1978
References
* Howard FW, Giblin-Davis R, Moore D, Abad, R (2001) Insects on palms. CABI, Wallingford (GB), 400 pp.

* Miller DR, Miller GL, Hodges GS, Davidson JA (2005) Introduced scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the United States and their impact on US agriculture. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(1), 123-158.
------- First found in Florida in 1978.