Germain, J.-F. 2002 Scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) from import interception in France (1997-2001).. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura (Milano) 33(2001-3): 504.

Keywords:

  • distribution
  • host
  • Notes: [Special Issue: Proceedings of the ISSIS IX International Symposium on Scale Insect Studies held at The University of Padua, Italy, Sept. 2-8, 2001.] [abstract of poster] A list is given of the species of Coccoidea which have been intercepted on plants imported in France during the period 1997-2001, with data on host plants on which the insects were intercepted, country of origin and year of interception. Two notable species are Aulacaspis yasumatsui and Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi. Other species mentioned include Aonidiella aurantii, Chrysomphalus aonidum, Coccus pseudomagnoliarum, Delottococcus euphorbiae, Dysmicoccus multivorus, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Parasaissetia nigra and Planococcus citri.