Heliococcus bohemicus (Šulc,1912)

bohemian mealybug

on woody plants

parasite

Scales at the branches; does not form an ovisac, ovoviviparous.

host plants

polyphagous

Aesculus hippocastanum; Calluna; Caragana; Cydonia; Malus; Phlomis; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Platanus occidentalis; Quercus; Robinia; Rubus; Sorbus; Vaccinium; Vitis vinifera.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

synonyms

Phenacoccus mutinensis Menozzi, 1933 .

notes

A pest in viticulture, also as virus vector.

references

Cebeci̇ & Arslangundogdu (0000a), Danzig (2007a), Hellrigl (2004a), Hoffmann (2002a), Hoffmann & Schmutterer (1999a), Kaydan, Ülgentürk & Erkiliç (2013a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Łagowska & Golan (2002a), Linder & Kehrli (2021a), Marotta, Russo & Matile-ferrero (1997a), ScaleNet (2023), Schmutterer & Hoffmann (2003a).