EPPO Global Database

Singhiella simplex(SINLSI)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2007
Comments
Introduced in to Florida in 2007, and then into California in 2012 and Arizona in 2015.
References
* Ahmed MZ, McKenzie CL, Revynthi AM, Evans GA, Mottern JL, Mannion CM, Osborne LS (2022) Pest status, survey of natural enemies, and a management plan for the whitefly Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 13(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmac007
------- Widely distribution thoughout Central and South Florida, very limited range in Arizona and California.

* INTERNET
- Department of Los Angeles. Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures. Ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex). www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ppd/PDF/Singhiella_simplex.pdf
- University of California, Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research. Ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex). http://cisr.ucr.edu/ficus_whitefly.html

* Kondo T, Simbaqueba Cortés R (2014) Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a new invasive aphid on San Andres island and mainland Colombia, with notes on other adventive species. Insecta Mundi 0362, 1-10.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, restricted distribution view...