First report of Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Tunisia and North Africa

Ben Halima Kamel et al 2025
Published: May 11, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.39724
Keywords:
Coccomorpha Opuntia triacanthos Tunisia North Africa
Monia Ben Halima Kamel
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Zouari Sana
Institut Supérieur Agronomique Chott Mariem (ISA CM), Université de Sousse, 4042
Ben Cheick Zahra
Institut Supérieur Agronomique Chott Mariem (ISA CM), Université de Sousse, 4042
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4402-2052
Kaydan Bora
Abstract

Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret, 1869) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) was determined for the first time on Opuntia triacanthos Willd (Cactaceae) in a private garden at Akouda (Sousse, Tunisia) in 2022. The infestation was observed on the racket of O. triacanthos. This is the first record of H. cyanophylli in Tunisia, as well as for North Africa. Two other scale insects: Parlatoria oleae (Colvée, 1880) (Diaspididae) and Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) were also recorded on other ornamental plant species respectively, i.e. Rosa indica (Rosaceae) and Kalanchoë sp. (Crassulaceae).

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Author Biographies
Zouari Sana, Institut Supérieur Agronomique Chott Mariem (ISA CM), Université de Sousse, 4042

1LR21AGRO5: Gestion des productions horticoles en mode conventionnel et biologique

Ben Cheick Zahra, Institut Supérieur Agronomique Chott Mariem (ISA CM), Université de Sousse, 4042

LR21AGR02: Agrobiodiversité et Ecotoxicologie,

Kaydan Bora

3Biotechnology Application and Research Centre, Çukurova University, 01250, Adana, Türkiye.

4Çukurova University, Imamoğlu Vocational School, 01330, Balcalı, Adana, Türkiye

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