EPPO Global Database

Singhiella simplex(SINLSI)

Distribution details in Tunisia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
Comments
Found in Ficus species grown in streets and gardens in a urban area (Sousse Governorate).
References
* Ben Halima Kamel MK, Zouari S, Adouani R, Ben Cheik Z (2022) Nouveau signalement de Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931) (Aleyrodidae) sur Ficus en Tunisie. EPPO Bulletin 52(2), 460-462.
--------- Found in private gardens near Akouda (Sousse Governorate).

* Laarif A, Bouslama T (2022) The Ficus whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): a new exotic whitefly found on urban Ficus species in Tunisia. Oriental Insects 56(4), 584-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2022.2056252 (abst.)