Diaspidiotus perniciosus

TaxID: 665250

Basic Information

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

California scale, Pernicious Scale

The San Jose scale or China scale (Comstockaspis perniciosa) is a hemipterous insect in the family Diaspididae. It is an agricultural pest as it causes damage and crop losses to many fruit crops. In 1914, this species became the first documented case of insecticide resistance.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Diaspididae

Diaspidiotus

perniciosus

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (178 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Acacia sp. Host
Acer campestre Host
Acer japonicum Host
Acer negundo Host
Acer platanoides Host
Acer saccharinum Host
Actinidia chinensis Host
Actinidia deliciosa Host
Aesculus hippocastanum Host
Akebia quinata Host
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Quarantine Status (33 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Armenia Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Bahrain Quarantine pests —
Belarus Present —
Costa Rica Absent —
Cuba Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Egypt Abesent —
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Distribution (9 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

9
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Canada Present —
Chile Present —
Spain Present —
New Zealand Present —
Serbia Present —
Ukraine Present —
United States of America Present —
South Africa Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature