Aleurothrixus floccosus
Common name (English)
Woolly whitefly
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
1997
Impacts
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
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]