Wisteria scale (Eulecanium excrescens) records acquired by the Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society

Description

The data set consists of records of Wisteria scale (Eulecanium excrescens),in Britain and Ireland gathered by the RHS, from members of the Society, the general public, and those submitted to the Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera, prior to 2013).

Records of Eulecanium excrescens have been collected via RHS Gardening Advice (predominantly from RHS members) and Fera.

A summary of the records up to Spring 2010 can be found in two published papers:

Malumphy, C.P. 2005. Eulecanium excrescens (Ferris) (Hemiptera: Coccidae), an Asian pest of woody ornamentals and fruit trees, new to Britain. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History. 18:45-49. Additional infomation can be found at https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=508

Salisbury, A., Halstead, A.J. and Malumphy, C. 2010. Wisteria scale, Eulecanium excrescens (Ferris), (Hemiptera: Coccidae) spreading in south east England. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History. 23:225-228.

Data are from 2001 onwards when Eulecanium excrescens was first found in the UK.

Geographic Description

The survey aims for coverage of Britain. A majority of records are at 1km or better resolution.

Data quality

Data quality is good. Records received direct to the RHS are verified by Entomologists based on samples or photographs. Records received by Fera are verified by staff at that institution.

Methods

Records of Eulecanium excrescens have been collected via RHS Gardening Advice (predominantly from RHS members) and Fera.

Citation

Royal Horticultural Society ([Insert download year]). Wisteria scale (Eulecanium excrescens) records acquired by the Royal Horticultural Society. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas

Rights

CC-BY-NC

Digitised records