Gomar, A.C., Navarro-Campos, C., Pellizzari, G., & Sánchez, A.S. 2020 Primera detección de Pulvinaria polygonata en Europa [First detection of Pulvinaria polygonata in Europe]. Phytoma España 317:30-35

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Notes: In 2019, cottony citrus scale, Pulvinaria polygonata (Hemiptera: Coccidae), was collected from cultivated Citrus spp. trees in Spain. Affected trees exhibited significant feeding damage. This is the first detection of P. polygonata in Europe.