Plant Protect. Sci., 2016, 52(3):217-219 | DOI: 10.17221/23/2016-PPS

First record of the cottony cushion scale Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera, Monophlebidae) in Slovakia - short communicationShort Communication

Ján Kollár1, Ladislav Bakay1, Michal Pástor2
1 Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovak Republic

Damage by the cottony cushion scale Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae: Iceryini) was found on Rosmarinus officinalis at the locality Suchohrad in Slovakia. Icerya purchasi is a cosmopolitan plant pest of warmer climates. In Central Europe it is a pest of glasshouses. It is the first observation of the cottony cushion scale (at least short-term) occurrence in the outdoor conditions in Slovakia.

Keywords: Icerya purchasi; Coccoidea; insect pest; Monophlebidae

Published: September 30, 2016  Show citation

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Kollár J, Bakay L, Pástor M. First record of the cottony cushion scale Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera, Monophlebidae) in Slovakia - short communication. Plant Protect. Sci. 2016;52(3):217-219. doi: 10.17221/23/2016-PPS.
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