Phenacoccus solenopsis(PHENSO)
Distribution details in Greece
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
First recorded in: 2020
First observed in August 2020 on tomato plants in a greenhouse in the Mirtos region of Crete, near the city of Ierapetra.
* EFSA PHL Panel (2021) Commodity risk assessment of Ficus carica plants from Israel. EFSA Journal 19(1), 6353, 249 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6353
------- Based on a personal communication from Dr Panagiotis Milonas (Benaki Phytopathological Institute, GR): found in summer 2020 on Crete island on tomato plants.
* Kapantaidaki DE, Partsinevelos G, Milonas, P (2024) First report of the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece. EPPO Bulletin 54(1), 49–56.
------- First record, Kriti.
------- Based on a personal communication from Dr Panagiotis Milonas (Benaki Phytopathological Institute, GR): found in summer 2020 on Crete island on tomato plants.
* Kapantaidaki DE, Partsinevelos G, Milonas, P (2024) First report of the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece. EPPO Bulletin 54(1), 49–56.
------- First record, Kriti.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | Present, restricted distribution |