Armored scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) pests on Abies fraseri (Pinaceae) Christmas trees imported into Florida

Authors

  • Ian C. Stocks Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; 1911 SW 34th Street, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville, Florida 32614-7100, USA

Keywords:

new record, Coccoidea, adventive species, economic entomology

Abstract

Summary

Adventive and potentially pestiferous species are a constant threat to the agriculture of Florida. Fiorinia externa Ferris (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), the elongate hemlock scale, is a recent but persistently intercepted pest of Fraser fir and related species grown out-of-state and imported annually into Florida as cut Christmas trees. Although this and a second species, Hemiberlesia ithacae (Ferris) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), the hemlock scale, may not become established in Florida on native or cultivated hosts, the risk remains and illustrates the importance of continued vigilance against pest species incursion.

 

Sumario

Especies que son plagas potenciales y que son adventivas son una amenaza constante para la agricultura de la Florida. Fiorinia externa Ferris (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) es una plaga reciente e interceptada repetidamente en abeto de Fraser y especies afines crecidas fuera del estado e importadas anualmente como árboles de Navidad. Aunque es poco probable que esta especie, y una segunda, Hemiberlesia ithacae (Ferris) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), se establezcan en la Florida en hospederos nativos o cultivados, el riesgo sigue existiendo e ilustra la importancia de mantener la vigilancia contra la incursión de plagas.

 

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Author Biography

Ian C. Stocks, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; 1911 SW 34th Street, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville, Florida 32614-7100, USA

Entomologist

Curator of Coccoidea, Aleyrodidae and Trichoptera

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Published

2016-12-31

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 4 (December 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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