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First record of Icerya seychellarum and confirmed occurrence of Aulacaspis tubercularis (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) in Italy

Gabriella Lo VerdeBeatrice AltamoreVittorio FarinaGiuliano Cerasa

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biologyAulacaspis tubercularisPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationDiaspididaeHemipteralanguage.human_languageSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni ArboreeHorticultureSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataInsect ScienceMango scalelanguageBotanical gardenMonophlebidaeIcerya seychellarumDiaspididae . Monophlebidae . Scale insects. Mangifera indicaSicilian

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The Seychelles scale, Icerya seychellarum (Westwood, 1855) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae), is reported for the first time in Italy. Moreover, the occurrence of the white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis (Newstead, 1906) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), firstly reported in 1990 on mango trees growing outdoors in a nursery near Milazzo (Messina province, Sicily), and then intercepted in 2013 on mango plants imported from Florida (USA) to the Botanical Garden in Padova (Italy), is confirmed. Both species were found in two Sicilian mango orchards located in the province of Messina. Their introduction is most likely due to the orchards planting using infested mango nursery plants. The potential impact of these species, which in the Mediterranean area appeared to be occasionally invasive, is briefly discussed.

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2020-03-06Phytoparasitica
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00792-w