近日,笔者不经意间走进湖南省益阳市赫山区蔬菜合作社的大棚里,发现不少辣椒植株上有一层白色的东西,颇为壮观,仔细一看,竟是目前国内检疫性害虫——扶桑绵粉蚧。从目前报道的情况看,该虫一旦发生,防治较为困难,且由于其扩散快、寄主范围广特点,若不及时采取措施,任其自然发展,将对该区蔬菜生产造成较大的损失。该虫在蔬菜上除发现危害辣椒(图1)外,还可危害南瓜、冬瓜、丝瓜、苦瓜、茄子、番 Recently, I inadvertently walked into the greenhouse of vegetable cooperatives in Heshan District, Yiyang City, Hunan Province. I found that a lot of pepper plants have a white layer of something quite spectacular. Looking closely, it is actually the quarantine pest - Fusongmian Mealy ground. According to the current reports, if the pest occurs, the control is more difficult. Because of its rapid spread and wide range of hosts, if it is not taken timely, its natural development will cause great losses to vegetable production in this area. In addition to pests in vegetables found in peppers (Figure 1), but also can endanger the pumpkin, melon, sponge gourd, bitter gourd, eggplant, Fan