EPPO Bulletin (2022) 52, 130-134

Louis Sutter, Virginie Dekumbis, André Ançay, Giorgia Mattei, Beatrice Frey, Juerg E. Frey and Simon Blaser (2022)
First records of Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) and Ceroplastes japonicus (Gray) in Switzerland identified by DNA barcoding
EPPO Bulletin 52 (1), 130-134
Abstract: Wax soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) include many important pest species of agricultural and ornamental plants which spread along international trading networks of plants and plant material. Here we report the first findings of the wax scales Ceroplastes japonicus and Ceroplastes ceriferus for Switzerland. The two new findings of Ceroplastes were collected on Laurus nobilis and Vaccinium myrtillus, respectively, and identified by DNA barcoding.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
new introduction of pest

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ceroplastes japonicus	Laurel (Laurus nobilis)	Switzerland
	Ceroplastes ceriferus	Blueberry/cranberry (Vaccinium)	Switzerland