About Takahashia japonica (Cockerell, 1896)
Takahashia japonica, commonly known as the string cottony scale, is an insect pest that attacks ornamental and economic trees, and belongs to the Coccidae family. It holds quarantine significance as a pest within the EPPO area. This species was first detected in its invasive range in 2017, when it was found on Morus nigra in Cerro Maggiore, Italy. It was next detected in the United Kingdom in December 2018, where it was found on Magnolia in Berkshire. T. japonica was first found in Croatia in 2019 in Pula, but was not formally identified until it was found again growing on Albizia julibrissin in May 2020.
