EPPO Global Database

Parasaissetia nigra(SAISNI)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, restricted distribution (2011-06)
From CABI Pest map 573 (1997): Absent, pest no longer present
Comments
Found on Musa in an exotic glasshouse in Paris (in 1933).

EPPO Reporting Service (2003/024) : isolated records in Côte d'Azur, on Aloe in 1978 and Hibiscus in 1982. In 2002, a few females found on Bulbine frutescens. No damage. The pest does not occur on citrus.
References
* Germain JF, Bertaux F (2003) Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) hôte méconnu sur la Côte d’azur. PHM - Revue Horticole no. 447, 42-44.

* 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.
------- Specimens collected in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

* NPPO of France (2002-12, 2011-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belgium Absent, pest no longer present view...
French Guiana Present, no details view...
Germany Absent, unreliable record view...
Guadeloupe Present, no details view...
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...
Italy Sicilia Present, no details view...
Martinique Present, no details view...
Reunion Present, no details view...
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...
Spain Islas Canárias Present, restricted distribution view...