Planococcus ficus

TaxID: 249562

Basic Information

Planococcus ficus

Mediterranean vine mealybug, Vine Mealybug, vine mealybug

Planococcus ficus, commonly known as the vine mealybug, is a species of mealybug, belonging to the family Pseudococcidae, native to tropical and subtropical regions. The vine mealybug is found in Europe, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. The vine mealybug is invasive to weedy plants in many different regions of the world.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Pseudococcidae

Planococcus

ficus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Planococcus ficus
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(c) Σάββας Ζαφειρίου (Savvas Zafeiriou)@BY-NC
Planococcus ficus
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(c) James Bailey@BY-NC
Planococcus ficus
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(c) Simon Oliver@BY-NC
Planococcus ficus
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(c) Susan J. Hewitt@BY-NC
Planococcus ficus
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(c) Susan J. Hewitt@BY-NC

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 (10 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Egypt Disinfected-Admitted —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Nicaragua Absent —
Syrian Arab Republic Absent —

Distribution (17 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Brazil Present —
Chile Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Egypt Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
Greece Present —
Italy Present —
Mexico Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR26893532 Female - - 83744098 USA: California, Parlier
SRR26893531 Female - - 80013629 USA: California, Parlier
SRR26893530 Female - - 77169522 USA: California, Parlier

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature