Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) – Tarcznik niszczyciel – San José scale
Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.
Status
The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland
Currently present in the environment
Reproducing in the environment
Numbers or/and range increasing
Invasive alien species
General charactreristics
Description and biology
Herbivorous
Impact on native biodiversity and local economy
Habitats in invaded range
Fruit orchards
Occurrence
Earliest introduction/record
about 1948
Types of transport
- Unintentional transport to Poland
Pathways of introduction
- Parasites on plants (including species transported by host and vector)
Type of release into natural environment
- Transport – Contaminant
References
- Golan K. 2020. Contributions to the knowledge of the San José scale (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae) in Poland Polish Journal of Entomology 89: 7–19. DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0014.0288 link
Life form: Insect
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Diaspididae
Scientific synonyms: Comstockaspis perniciosa (Comstock); Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, 1881)
