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Aleurothrixus floccosus

Maskell, 1895
Arthropoda » Hemiptera » Aleyrodidae » Aleurothrixus floccosus
Common name (English)
Woolly whitefly

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1997
Impacts
Negative

It was observed on citrus in the city of Limassol. A survey was conducted in all citrus areas of Cyprus, but the insect was found to be restricted to Limassol. A chemical control programme has immediately been applied, and it is planned to rear and release the parasitoid Cales noacki to control the pest (EPPO 1997).

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

EPPO (1997) Aleurothrixus floccosus found for the first time in Cyprus. EPPO Reporting Service no. 04 - 1997 Num. article: 1997/80 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-3809 [Accessed on: 06.07.2022]

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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