Aspidiotus nerii

Bouché, 1833

Arthropoda » Hemiptera » Diaspididae » Aspidiotus nerii

Common name (English)

Ivy scale; Oleander scale

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Questionable:

Impacts

Negative

On mulberry, oleander (heavy infestations), rosemary, apple, Arbutus andrachne, Acacia, Laurus nobilis, Smilax, Dodonaea, Mimosa, Albizzia, Asparangus (?) sprengeri. Also on carob (Georghiou 1977); A. cyanophylla, Cycas revoluta, Nerium oleander, Thevetia peruviana (Şişman and Ülgentürk 2010).

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

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens, Greece, 347 pp.

Şişman S, Ülgentürk S (2010) Scale insects species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Turkish Journal of Zoology 34: 219-224. http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0901-23