2022/06/14 by Nicola Tagarelli, Sabina Avosani, Michele Tucci +1 · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Research on scale insects
paper · doi:10.1111/epp.12849
openalex publication_date 2022/06/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
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.