EPPO Global Database

Parasaissetia nigra(SAISNI)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, few occurrences
From CABI Pest map 573 (1997): Present, no details
From NPPO: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
The Brazilian NPPO did not confirm any records of Parasaissetia nigra in Brazil (1992). However, a publication from Martin et al. (2015) reports its presence in Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paulo (based on ScaleNet, 2014).
References
* INTERNET
ScaleNet. Parasaissetia nigra. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/catalogs/coccidae/Parasaissetianigra.htm

* Martins DS, Fornazier MJ, Culik MP, Ventura JA, Ferreira PSF, Zanuncio JC (2015) Scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) pests of papaya (Carica papaya) in Brazil. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 108(1), 35-42.

* NPPO of Brazil (1992).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Bolivia Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, no details view...
French Guiana Present, no details view...
Guyana Present, no details view...
Peru Present, no details view...
Suriname Absent, unreliable record view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...