EPPO Global Database

Chionaspis pinifoliae(PHECPI)

Distribution details in Libya

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Absent, unreliable record
First recorded in: 1979
Comments
EPPO (2022): Lal and Naji (1979) reported serious damage on Pinus sp. in Libya, but no details were provided. It is uncertain if the species is currently present there since no additional publications were found. Danzig and Pellizzari (1998) also listed C. pinifoliae as present in Libya based on old observations, i.e. before 1966. This report needs confirmation.
References
* Danzig EM, Pellizzari G (1998) Diaspididae. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coccoidea. Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, Hungary 526 pp.
------- Based on Lal & Naji (1979).

* EPPO (2022) EPPO Technical Document No. 1087. Pest risk analysis for Chionaspis pinifoliae. EPPO, Paris. Available at https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PHECPI/documents

* Lal OP, Naji AH (1979) Observations on some new insect pests and parasites from the Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Rivista di Agricoltura Subtropicale e Tropicale 73(3/4), 219-232.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Egypt Absent, invalid record view...