Lepidosaphes ulmi
TaxID: 1230922
Basic Information
Lepidosaphes ulmi
Apple Oystershell Scale, Mussel Scale
Lepidosaphes ulmi also known as apple mussel scale or oystershell scale is a widely invasive scale insect that is a pest of trees and woody plants. The small insects attach themselves to bark and cause injury by sucking the tree's sap; this metabolic drain on the plant may kill a branch or the entire tree.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
ulmi
unclassified
Species
nan
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nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (13 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | Quarantine pests | 2003 |
| China | Quarantine pests | 2021 |
| Ecuador | Quarantine pests | — |
| Guatemala | Absent | — |
| Mexico | Quarantine pests | 2018 |
| Myanmar | Quarantine pests | — |
| Malaysia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Nicaragua | Absent | — |
| Nepal | Quarantine pests | — |
| Oman | Absent | — |
Distribution (24 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Chile | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Denmark | Present | — |
| Spain | Present | — |
| Estonia | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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