Mendel, Z., Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Watson, G.W., California Department of Food and Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA, United States
Protasov, A., Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Spodek, M., The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) has been found in Israel for the first time. This is also the first record of this invasive species in the Western Palaearctic region. The mealybug was detected at two locations in Northern Israel and was not accompanied by its principal natural enemies. Paracoccus marginatus is highly polyphagous and may develop large populations in Israel on annona, hibiscus, mulberry, papaya and the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus. © 2016 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2016 OEPP/EPPO