%0 Journal Article %T First report of Vryburgia amaryllidis (Bouch¨¦) (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) on Agapanthus sp. in Sicily, Italy %A Santi Longo %J Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research %D 2012 %I PAGEPress Publications %R 10.4081/jear.2012.e3 %X The lily mealybug, Vryburgia amarillidis (Bouch¨¦) (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) was detected on containerized Agapanthus sp. plants in Sicily, Italy. The morphological characteristics of the Sicilian populations of this pest are described. %K African lily %K lily bulb mealybug %K new geographical record. %U http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/429