Parasaissetia nigra(SAISNI)
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ficus benjamina (FIUBE) | Major host | |
* Sobirov OT, Kakhkhorova KR, Turdiyeva DT, Voxidov ST, Turdiyeva FT (2026) Diversity, distribution and pest status of soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Fergana Valley agroecosystems, Uzbekistan: implications for phytosanitary monitoring and integrated pest management. Phytoparasitica 54(5), 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-026-01436-1 | ||
| Hedera helix (HEEHE) | Major host | |
| herbaceous ornamental plants (2ORNH) | Major host | |
| Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (HIBRS) | Major host | |
| Annona cherimola (ANUCH) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Annona macroprophyllata (ANUDI) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Annona muricata (ANUMU) | Host | |
* Cham AK, Luna-Esquivel G, Robles-Bermudez A, Rios-Velasco C, Coronado-Blanco JM, Cambero-Campos OJ (2019) Insects associated with the soursop (Annona muricata L.) crop in Nayarit, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 102(2), 359-365. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0211 -------- In Nayarit state, Mexico. | ||
| Averrhoa carambola (AVRCA) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Blighia sapida (BLISA) | Host | |
| Carica papaya (CIAPA) | Host | |
| Cedrela odorata (CEDOD) | Host | |
* Briceño VA, Fraternidad HR (2008) [Hemiptera-homoptera insects of forest importance in Venezuela]. Revista Forestal Venezolana 52(2), 117-178 (in Spanish). | ||
| Citroncirus (1CJCG) | Host | |
| Citrus (1CIDG) | Host | |
| Citrus trifoliata (PMITR) | Host | |
| Coffea arabica (COFAR) | Host | |
| Croton tiglium (CVNTI) | Host | |
| Diospyros kaki (DOSKA) | Host | |
* Wakgari WM, Giliomee JH (2004) Insect pests of astringent persimmon in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. African Plant Protection 10(1): 1–5. | ||
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis (EUCCM) | Host | |
* Mendel Z, Protasov A (2019) The entomofauna on Eucalyptus in Israel: A review. European Journal of Entomology 116, 450-460. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2019.046 ------- Glasshouse. | ||
| Ficus (1FIUG) | Host | |
| Ficus carica (FIUCA) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Ficus elastica (FIUEL) | Host | |
* Sobirov OT, Kakhkhorova KR, Turdiyeva DT, Voxidov ST, Turdiyeva FT (2026) Diversity, distribution and pest status of soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Fergana Valley agroecosystems, Uzbekistan: implications for phytosanitary monitoring and integrated pest management. Phytoparasitica 54(5), 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-026-01436-1 | ||
| Fortunella (1FOLG) | Host | |
| Gossypium hirsutum (GOSHI) | Host | |
| Hevea brasiliensis (HVEBR) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Hibiscus (1HIBG) | Host | |
| Malva subovata (LVAMA) | Host | |
* Gertsson CA, Schneider N (2020) An updated checklist of scale insects in Luxembourg (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccomorpha). Bulletin de la Societé des naturalistes luxembourgois 122, 131. | ||
| Mangifera indica (MNGIN) | Host | |
| Morinda citrifolia (MOJCI) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Musa x paradisiaca (MUBPA) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Myrtus communis (MYVCO) | 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 | ||
| Ocimum tenuiflorum (OCISA) | Host | |
* Manjula KN, Renuka S, Rishi RR, Sundararaj R (2022) Insect pests of Ocimum sanctum Linn. in Karnataka. ENTOMON 47(1), 71-74 https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i1.690 | ||
| Persea americana (PEBAM) | Host | |
* Beltran-Moreno M, Llacctas A, Huanca J, Evans G (2025) A survey of scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) on avocados, olives, and grapes in the Peruvian region of Arequipa. ZooKeys 1257, 91–125. | ||
| Psidium guajava (PSIGU) | Host | |
* Hernández-Ruiz A, Gonzaga-Segura AJ, Castrejón-Gómez VR (2026) Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of agricultural amportance in Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 61(3), 528–559. doi:10.18474/JES25-42 | ||
| Punica granatum (PUNGR) | Host | |
| Salix humboldtiana (SAXCJ) | Host | |
* Briceño VA, Fraternidad HR (2008) [Hemiptera-homoptera insects of forest importance in Venezuela]. Revista Forestal Venezolana 52(2), 117-178 (in Spanish). | ||
| Santalum album (SNAAL) | Host | |
| Syzygium myrtifolium (SYZMY) | Host | |
* Mazzeo G, Nucifora S, Longo S (2020) Definitive confirmation of establishment of Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) (Hemiptera, Coccidae) in Sicily (Italy), with notes on its association with a new host, Syzygium myrtifolium Walp. EPPO Bulletin 50(2), 295–298. | ||
| Vitis vinifera (VITVI) | Host | |
* Beltran-Moreno M, Llacctas A, Huanca J, Evans G (2025) A survey of scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) on avocados, olives, and grapes in the Peruvian region of Arequipa. ZooKeys 1257, 91–125. | ||
| x Citrofortunella microcarpa (CJFMI) | Host | |