EPPO Global Database

Ceroplastes floridensis(CERPFL)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2005: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1828
From CABI Pest map 440 (2010): Present, no details
Comments
First collected in the US in Florida in 1828.
References
* Gimpel WF Jr, Miller DR, Davidson JA (1974) A systematic revision of the wax scales, genus Ceroplastes, in the United States (Homoptera; Coccoidea; Coccidae). Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland, College Park, Miscellaneous Publications 841, 96 pp.

* Miller DR, Miller GL, Hodges GS, Davidson JA (2005) Introduced scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the United States and their impact on US agriculture. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(1), 123-158.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...