Singhiella simplex(SINLSI)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/184) : first found in summer 2019, on Ficus benjamina trees planted in a public garden in the historical centre of the city of Reggio Calabria. Then found in most of the urban green areas of the city.
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/164) : also found on Ficus spp. in a tropical greenhouse and inside a private house in Lombardia (in Vertemate con Minoprio and Monza, respectively).
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/164) : also found on Ficus spp. in a tropical greenhouse and inside a private house in Lombardia (in Vertemate con Minoprio and Monza, respectively).
* Fois F, Lallai A, Foddi F, Nannini M (2020) [First report of Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Sardinia, on Ficus benjamina L. and Ficus microcarpa L.f. (Moraceae)]. Mediterraneaonline/Naturalistica 35, 35-39 (in Italian).
------- Sardegna.
* Laudani F, Giunti G, Zimbalatti G, Campolo O, Palmeri V (2020) Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a new aleyrodid species for Italy causing damage on Ficus. EPPO Bulletin 50(1), 268-270.
* Longo S, Rapisarda CS & Siscaro GG (2019) La Mosca bianca dei ficus, Singhiella simplex, nuovamente alla ribalta. Georgofili INFO , Accademia dei Georgofili Notiziario di informazione a cura dell'Accademia dei Georgofili. https://www.georgofili.info/contenuti/la-moscabianca-dei-ficus-singhiella-simplex-nuovamente-alla-ribalta/13601
------- In Catania (Sicilia).
* Zugno M, Tapparo A, Colombini M, Galimberti G, Sacchi S, Siena F, Cavagna B, Ciampitti M, Giordano L (2024) First report of the ficus whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Northern Italy and first observation of its association with the parasitoid wasp Encarsia hispida De Santis, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in Europe. EPPO Bulletin 54(early view). https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13015
------- Sardegna.
* Laudani F, Giunti G, Zimbalatti G, Campolo O, Palmeri V (2020) Singhiella simplex (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a new aleyrodid species for Italy causing damage on Ficus. EPPO Bulletin 50(1), 268-270.
* Longo S, Rapisarda CS & Siscaro GG (2019) La Mosca bianca dei ficus, Singhiella simplex, nuovamente alla ribalta. Georgofili INFO , Accademia dei Georgofili Notiziario di informazione a cura dell'Accademia dei Georgofili. https://www.georgofili.info/contenuti/la-moscabianca-dei-ficus-singhiella-simplex-nuovamente-alla-ribalta/13601
------- In Catania (Sicilia).
* Zugno M, Tapparo A, Colombini M, Galimberti G, Sacchi S, Siena F, Cavagna B, Ciampitti M, Giordano L (2024) First report of the ficus whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Northern Italy and first observation of its association with the parasitoid wasp Encarsia hispida De Santis, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in Europe. EPPO Bulletin 54(early view). https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13015
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Present, few occurrences |