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First report of Toumeyella parvicornis (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Puglia (South‐Eastern Italy)

2022; Wiley; Volume: 52; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/epp.12849

1365-2338

Nicola Tagarelli, Sabina Avosani, Michele Tucci, Vincenzo Verrastro,

Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

Abstract This is the first report of the presence of the pine tortoise scale Toumeyella parvicornis Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the Italian region of Puglia (South‐Eastern Italy). The pine tortoise scale was observed in July 2021 on Pinus pinea in the city of Bari. Pinus halepensis trees growing near infested P . pinea were not found to be infested. None of the monitored plants in the other surveyed municipalities within the region had apparent signs of T . parvicornis infestation. Overall, the rapid expansion of T . parvicornis in the Italian Peninsula represents a serious threat to the Pinus species of the entire Mediterranean basin, thus the development of sustainable integrated management strategies is urgently needed.