title: First record of the Kuwana pine mealybug Crisicoccus pini (Kuwana) in Italy: a new threat to Italian pine forests?
abstract: The Asiatic Kuwana pine mealybug, Crisicoccus pini (Kuwana, 1902) (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae), is reported in Italy for the first time. It was detected in September 2015 on maritime pine, Pinus pinaster, and stone pine, Pinus pinea, trees growing in the town of Cervia (Ravenna Province), Northern Italy. The mealybug has caused yellowing and decline of the pine trees. Pinus pinea is recorded here as a new host for C. pini.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Fitosanitario, Regione Emilia Romagna, Via di Saliceto, 81, 40128 Bologna, Italy.; Email: mboselli@regione.emilia-romagna.it.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boselli
authors.affiliation: Università di Padova, Dipartimento DAFNAE, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.; Email: giuseppina.pellizzari@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pellizzari
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D065928:Forests; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D007558:Italy; D009929:Organ Size; D028223:Pinus / Q000469:parasitology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*