EPPO Global Database

Maconellicoccus hirsutus(PHENHI)

Distribution details in Trinidad and Tobago

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1998: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1995
From CABI Pest map 100 (2004): Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1995/235) .

EPPO Reporting Service (1998/129) : both islands.

EPPO Reporting Service (2001/156) : first found near Port of Spain in 1995. Spread rapidly. Biological control implemented, and only low numbers found since 2000
References
* Anand Persad; Ayub Khan (2002) BioControl 47 (2), 137-149.

* Jones, M. T. (1996) Caraphin News 13, 1-3.

* Matile-Ferrero, D.; Etienne, J. (1996) Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (N.S.) 18 (1), 38.

* McComie, L. D. (1995) Tropical Fruits Newsletter 17, 11-12.

* Morais, M. (1995) Tropical Fruits Newsletter 17, 9-11.

* NHM (1995).
------- Port of Spain.

* Pollard, G. V. (2000) FAO Circular letter No. 1/00. CPPC, Barbados.
------- Reported in Aug. 1995 (Trinidad), Nov. 1996 (Tobago).

* Williams DJ (1996) A brief account of the hibiscus mealy bug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a pest of agriculture and horticulture, with descriptions of two related species from southern Asia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 86(5), 617-628.