The Bougainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus, a rapid invader from South America to Europe

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Published: Jan 8, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11581
Keywords:
Alien species Pseudococcidae Phenacoccus peruvianus Bougainvillea glabra invasive species ornamental plants
A. Beltrà
Institut Agroforestal Mediterrani, Universitat Politècnica de València
A. Soto
Institut Agroforestal Mediterrani, Universitat Politècnica de València
J.-F. Germain
Laboratoire National de la Protection des Végétaux, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
D. Matile-Ferrero
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département de Systématique & Évolution
G. Mazzeo
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie. University of Catania
G. Pellizzari
Department of Environmental Agronomy and Crop Production - Entomology, University of Padua
A. Russo
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie. University of Catania
J.C. Franco
6Departamento de Protecção de Plantas e de Fitoecologia, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
D.J. Williams
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London
Abstract
Scale insects are frequent invaders of new territories. The Bougainvillea mealybug, Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007, was recorded in Europe for the first time in 1999 in Spain (Almeria) and later in 2002 in Italy (Sicily). Initially, this unknown species was identified provisionally as Phenacoccus sp. Records of this species became frequent later when it was found in other localities in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), Great Britain, France (including Corsica), Monaco, and Portugal. The host plants of this mealybug were in most cases species of Bougainvillea.
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