中文摘要：

2008年8月,在广东省广州市发现一种严重危害扶桑的害虫,经鉴定确认为扶桑绵粉蚧Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley。2008年12月16日调查发现,在广州市的扶桑上多点发生。扶桑绵粉蚧原产美洲,最近几年入侵印度和巴基斯坦,严重危害棉花,其暴发危害已经造成了重大损失,成为威胁世界棉花安全的重大入侵害虫。文章提供扶桑绵粉蚧的形态特征、寄主、分布、危害等情况,并对其检疫与防控措施等提出建议。

英文摘要：

A serious pest insect infesting Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. was found in August, 2008 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It was founded in many sites in Guangzhou on hibiscus trees on December 16, 2008. It was identified to a new invasive species, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley to China. The insect is an important invasive pest and seriously damaging cotton in India and Pakistan. It could be a potential disaster to world cotton including China. The paper presents its morphological identification characters, hosts, distribution, damage as well as some quarantine and control suggestions to prevent its outbreak in China.