Scale insects are frequent invaders. The Bougainvillea mealybug was recorded in Europe for the first time in 1999 in Spain (Almeria) and later in 2002 in Italy (Sicily). Initially, this unknown species was identified provisionally as Phenacoccus sp. Records of this species became frequent later when it was found in other localities in Spain including the Balearic Islands, Great Britain, France including Corsica, Monaco, and Portugal. The host plants of this mealybug were in most cases species of Bougainvillea. The mealybug was identified as Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007.
THE BOUGAINVILLEA MEALYBUG, A RAPID INVADER FROM SOUTH AMERICA TO EUROPE (PHENACOCCUS PERUVIANUS GRANARA DE WILLINK, 2007)
PELLIZZARI, GIUSEPPINA;
2010
Abstract
Scale insects are frequent invaders. The Bougainvillea mealybug was recorded in Europe for the first time in 1999 in Spain (Almeria) and later in 2002 in Italy (Sicily). Initially, this unknown species was identified provisionally as Phenacoccus sp. Records of this species became frequent later when it was found in other localities in Spain including the Balearic Islands, Great Britain, France including Corsica, Monaco, and Portugal. The host plants of this mealybug were in most cases species of Bougainvillea. The mealybug was identified as Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007.
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
