EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus peruvianus(PHENPR)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2006
Comments
First found in Tavira (Algarve) in 2006, then in Estoril, Lisboa, Oeiras, Patacão-Faro. Also found in 2001 in Madeira.
References
* Beltra A, Soto A, Germain JF, Matile-Ferrero D, Mazzeo G, Pellizzari G, Russo A, Franco JC, Williams DJ (2010) The bougainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus, a rapid invader from South America to Europe. Entomologia Hellenica 19, 137-143.

* Beltra A, Soto A, Germain JF, Matile-Ferrero D, Mazzeo G, Pellizzari G, Russo A, Franco J, Williams DJ (2010) The Bougainvillea mealybug, a rapid invader from South America to Europe (Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007). Poster présented at the XII International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies - ISSIS CHANIA (Crete, GR, 2010-04-06/09).

* Franco JC, Russo A, Marotta S (2011) An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Portugal, including Madeira and Azores Archipelagos. Zootaxa 3004, 1-32.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Islas Canárias Present, no details view...
Spain Islas Baleares Present, no details view...
Spain Present, no details view...