Diaspis echinocacti
Common name (English)
Cactus scale
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
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First detection year
2017
Impacts
Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché) was found to be a relatively common pest species in ornamental cacti (Ülgentürk & Şişman Hocaali 2019).
Pathway
Pathway detail
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
References
Ülgentürk S, Şişman Hocaali S (2019) Pest status of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and new records of scale insects from Northern Turkish Republic of Cyprus. Munis Entomology & Zoology 14(1): 294–300.