EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus peruvianus(PHENPR)

Distribution details in Bulgaria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, few occurrences
Comments
Found indoors in garden centres (in Ravda) and greenhouses (in Burgas) on several Bougainvillea glabra plants imported from Italy..
References
* Pencheva A, Yovkova M (2016) New data on alien insect pests of ornamental plants in Bulgaria. Forestry Ideas 22(1), 17-33.

* Pencheva A, Yovkova M, Kozarov D (2014) Insect pests on Bougainvillea glabra with description on Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink - a new species in Bulgarian greenhouses. Plant Science 51(6), 90-93.
------ First record in 2010 in Ravda, and then in 2011 in Burgas.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, restricted distribution view...
Türkiye Present, no details view...