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Takahashia japonica

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Takahashia japonica
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Takahashia japonica
Binomial name
Takahashia japonica
(Cockerell[who?](T or W?), 1896)
Synonyms

Pulvinaria japonica Cockerell[who?](T or W?), 1896

Takahashia japonica - the string cottony scale - is an insect pest of ornamental- and economic trees in the Coccidae family. It is a pest of quarantine significance in the EPPO area.[1]

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First detected in Italy, in Cerro Maggiore, in 2017 on Morus nigra,[2] and the United Kingdom in December 2018 in Berkshire on Magnolia.[3] T. japonica was then found in Croatia in 2019 in Pula, but was not identified until found again on Albizia julibrissin in May 2020.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Takahashia japonica (TAKAJA)[Overview]". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. ^ "EPPO Global Database". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  3. ^ "EPPO Global Database". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. ^ "EPPO Global Database". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. ^ "Takahashia japonica (TAKAJA)[Reporting articles]". Global Database. EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-30.