2019년 경남 진주시 배나무에서 석류가루이(신칭) Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835) 가 발견되었다. 분포조사를 통하여, 부산, 창원, 진주, 광양, 순천, 고흥, 고성에서 발생을 확인하였고, 기주식물로 석류, 배, 모과, 매실, 산사, 비파, 홍가시, 피라칸타, 배롱나무, 꽃사과나무를 확인하였다. 이 해충의 피해 상황과 분류학적 특징을 기재한다.
In 2019, the ash whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday, 1835), was firstly found on a pear tree in Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. From occurrence survey, we confirmed that S. phillyreae was occurred in seven cities, Busan, Changwon, Jinju, Gwangyang, Suncheon, Goheung, and Goseong. In addition, seven plants, such as Punica granatum, Pyrus pyrifolia, Cydonia oblonga, Prunus mume, Crataegus pinnatifida, Eriobotrya japonica, Photinia glabra, Pyracantha angustifolia, Lagerstroemia indica, and Malus prunifolia, were detected as hostplants. In this study, we present the first report of this species in Korea and describe the damage caused by S. phillyrease and its taxonomic information.