Phenacoccus solenopsis
Mexico, Dominican Republic, United States of America, Panama, Ecuador, Cuba 16031 0
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This mealybug was found mainly in private gardens on ornamental plants such as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Lantana, and Chrysanthemum. It was also occasionally found on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), grapevine (Vitis spp.) and solanaceous ornamentals. The NPPO of Cyprus will take phytosanitary measures to contain the pest. P. solenopsis is a highly polyphagous species which is considered as an invasive pest of cotton in China, India and Pakistan (EPPO 2011); It was detected at very high population levels on Ligustrum sp. (Ülgentürk et al. 2015).
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
EPPO (2011) First report of Maconellicoccus hirsutus in Cyprus. EPPO Reporting Service no. 04 – 2011 Num. article: 2011/069 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-185 Num. article: 2011/069 [Accessed on 06.07.2022]
Ülgentürk S, Kaydan MB, Şişman Hocal¡ S (2015) New scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) records for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Türkiye Entomoloji Bülteni 5(2): 59-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.16969/teb.16125