Lesser Snow Scale | Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley)

California Pest Rating for Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley): Lesser Snow Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pest Rating:  A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Pinnaspis strachani is frequently intercepted by CDFA.  A pest rating proposal is required to support the permanent pest rating. History & Status: Background:  Pinnaspis strachani is a highly polyphagous armored scale insect that feeds on … Continue reading Lesser Snow Scale | Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley)

White Peach Scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)

California Pest Rating for Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni): White Peach Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is frequently intercepted by CDFA.  A pest rating proposal is required to justify its pest rating. History & Status: Background:  Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is a highly polyphagous armored scale insect.  It is considered an … Continue reading White Peach Scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)

Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead): Oriental Scale

California Pest Rating for Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead): Oriental Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pest Rating:  A   PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Aonidiella orientalis is frequently intercepted by CDFA.  A pest rating proposal is required to support its pest rating. History & Status: Background:  Aonidiella orientalis is a highly polyphagous armored scale insect.  It feeds on the leaves … Continue reading Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead): Oriental Scale

Planococcus minor (Maskell): Pacific Mealybug

California Pest Rating for Planococcus minor (Maskell): Pacific Mealybug Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Planococcus minor is frequently intercepted by CDFA and is presently assigned a temporary rating of “Q”.  A pest rating proposal is required to assign a permanent pest rating. History & Status: Background:  Planococcus minor is a … Continue reading Planococcus minor (Maskell): Pacific Mealybug

Colletotrichum cliviae Y.L. Yang, Zuo Y. Liu, K.D. Hyde & L. Cai, 2009

California Pest Rating for Colletotrichum cliviae Y.L. Yang, Zuo Y. Liu, K.D. Hyde & L. Cai, 2009 PEST RATING: B PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: On October 17, 2017, diseased leaves of variegated croton plants (Codiaeum variegata) exhibiting leaf spotting symptoms, were collected from a nursery in San Diego, by San Diego County officials and … Continue reading Colletotrichum cliviae Y.L. Yang, Zuo Y. Liu, K.D. Hyde & L. Cai, 2009