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- Title
Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, 1977) in Mexico and Guatemala: a threat to native cycads.
- Authors
Normark, Benjamin B.; Normark, Roxanna D.; Vovides, Andrew; Solís-Montero, Lislie; González-Gómez, Rebeca; Pulido-Silva, María Teresa; Escobar-Castellanos, Marcos Alberto; Dominguez, Marco; Perez-Farrera, Miguel Angel; Janda, Milan; Cibrian-Jaramillo, Angelica
- Abstract
Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae: Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, 1977), which is native to Southeast Asia, is a devastating pest of some species of cycads in areas where it is invasive. In September 2016, it was reported to be present in Chiapas in southern Mexico, a country with 60 native cycad species, most of which are endemic and endangered. Here we report the presence of the pest in 6 additional Mexican states and in Guatemala. Surveys of natural populations and quasinatural sustainable nurseries in 4 states, including Chiapas, find no evidence that the pest has yet spread to natural populations. At present, it appears to be confined to cultivated cycads, presenting a window of opportunity for effective control.
- Subjects
CYCADS; PHANEROGAMS; NATIVE plants; PLANT populations; ETHNOBOTANY
- Publication
BioInvasions Record, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3, p187
- ISSN
2242-1300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3391/bir.2017.6.3.02