Distribution areas and host plants of Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis (Green) ( Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

In recent years, some insects have begun to be economically important pests in some countries. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are some of them which can be easily spread over the continents because of their high adaptation ability in almost all temperate areas. Scale insects have a wide range of host plants and cause serious damages on different plantation all over the world. According to this study, 195 Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) samples were collected from the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey in recreation areas from September 2012 to September 2013 and in September 2015. Sixteen new plant families and 49 new hostplants were determined as new record for P. madeirensis.