EPPO Bulletin (2017) 47, 107-110

M. Panini, G. Massimino Cocuzza, D. Dradi, O. Chiesa and E. Mazzoni (2017)
First report of Myzus mumecola (Matsumura, 1917) in Europe
EPPO Bulletin 47 (1), 107-110
Abstract: During the spring of 2016, the aphid Myzus mumecola (Matsumura) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was detected on its preferential host plant, Prunus armeniaca L. (Rosaceae), in Italy. This was the first record of the species in Europe. Several populations of the aphid have been collected in various apricot orchards in Emilia-Romagna, in the localities of Imola, Campiano, Cesena and Castiglione di Cervia. The species is considered to be an apricot pest in India and East Asia. Details on the morphology, biology and distribution of this aphid species and the damage it causes are given.
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Database assignments for author(s): Emanuele Mazzoni, Giuseppe E. Massimino Cocuzza

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Myzus mumecola	Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)	Italy