Sobczyk, T., Otti, O., Reinhardt, K., & Schmidt, C. 2024 Erstnachweise der Australischen Wollschildlaus Icerya purchasi (Maskell, 1878) und der Seychellen-Schildlaus Icerya seychellarum (Westwood, 1855) in Sachsen und Bayern (Insecta: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) [First records of the Cottony Cushion Scale Icerya purchasi (Maskell, 1878) and the Seychelles Fluted Scale Icerya seychellarum (Westwood 1855) in Saxony and Bavaria]. Journal Für Kulturpflanzen https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2024.01.08

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Notes: The Cottony Cushion Scale, Icerya purchasi, a globally important pest of citrus and many other plants, is reported for the first time from the federal states of Bavaria and Saxony, Germany. Two records of the Seychelles Fluted Scale, Icerya seychellarum, from tropical greenhouses in Nuremberg and Leipzig represent the first reproducing populations in Germany.

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