New data on quarantine pests and pests of the EPPO Alert List
By browsing through the CABI Abstracts, the EPPO Secretariat has extracted the following new data concerning quarantine pests and pests included on the EPPO Alert List. The situation of the pest concerned is indicated in bold, using the terms of ISPM no. 8.
- New records
Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae – EPPO Alert List) has been found on imported plants in Germany. Larvae were present in a park (Alaris-Schmetterlingspark) at Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Sachsen Anhalt) (Heinicke, 2002). Present, found on imported plants in a park in Sachsen Anhalt.
Glycaspis brimblecombei (Homoptera: Psyllidae – EPPO Alert List) was detected in Lampa, near Santiago, Chile, in October 2002 (Marín & Parra, 2003). Present, found in 2002 near Santiago.
Liriomyza sativae and L. huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae – EPPO A2 list) both occur in Vietnam. During a survey of vegetable crops carried out in 27 provinces during 1998-2002, L. sativae was found as the dominant leafminer species (87% of the infested material). It was present and common in all 27 investigated provinces. L. huidobrensis was found in 12% of the infested material and only in the highlands of Lam Dong province. L. trifolii was not found (Andersen et al., 2003).
L. sativae: Present, widespread.
L. huidobrensis: Present, only found in the highlands of Lam Dong province.
L. trifolii: Absent, confirmed by surveys.
Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae – EPPO A2 list) occurs in Uzbekistan. It was first found in 2001/2002 on tomatoes in the region of Tashkent. The pest has also been found on other vegetables, sunflower and ornamental plants (Drugova & Zlobin, 2003). Present, first found in 2001/2002 in the region of Tashkent.
Phoracantha recurva (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae – EPPO Alert List) was found for the first time in Tunisia in 1999. It was found with P. semipunctata in Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. gomphocephala plantations in the north-west and north-eastern parts of the country (Ben Jamaa et al., 2002). Present, first found in 1999, in the north-west and north-east.
Scirtothrips citri (Thysanoptera: Thripidae - EPPO A1 list) is considered as a major pest of Navel orange (Citrus sinensis) in the southern part of Jiangxi province, China. The EPPO Secretariat had previously no data on the occurrence of the pest in China (Li et al., 2003). Present, found in Jiangxi province.
Xiphinema rivesi (EPPO A2 list) is reported for the first time from Iran (Fadaei et al., 2003). Present, no details.
Xiphinema rivesi (EPPO A2 list) is reported from Western Australia (AU), on grapevine (Sharma et al., 2003). Present, found in Western Australia.
- New species
A new fruit fly species suspected to be in the Bactrocera dorsalis group (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO A1 list) was detected during routine field surveys in the Coast Province of Kenya. Surveys are being conducted to determine the extent of this infestation (Lux et al., 2003).
- Detailed records
During a fruit fly survey carried out in 2 orchards in the state of Acre, Brazil, several Anastrepha species (Diptera: Tephritidae) were caught. The most common was Anastrepha obliqua (EPPO A1 list), A. striata and A. distincta were rarely found (Thomazini et al., 2003).
In Italy, Cacyreus marshalli (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae – EPPO A2 list) was so far only reported from the western coast near Rome (Lazio). In late summer 2001, it was also found in Abruzzi region (Lang, 2002).
Carposina sasakii (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae –EPPO A2 list) occurs in Anhui, China (Wang et al., 2002).
Corythuca arcuata (Hemiptera: Tingidae – EPPO Alert List) and Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae - EPPO A2 list) both occur in Ohio, USA (Boggs et al., 2003).
Diabrotica speciosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae – EPPO A1 list) is present in Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo, Brazil (Bastos et al., 2003 – Albuquerque et al., 2002 - Secchi, 2001 – Lourenção et al., 2002).
During a survey on nematode problems of guava (Psidium guajava), Ditylenchus dipsaci (EPPO A2 list) was found in Uttar Pradesh, India (Logani et al., 2002).
Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae - EPPO A2 list) is present in Guangdong, China (Li et al., 2004).
Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae – EPPO A2 list) occurs in Anhui, China (Zhao et al., 2001).
Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae – EPPO A2 list) occurs in Kerala, India (Reji et al., 2003).
Malacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae –EPPO A1 list) occurs in Indiana, USA (Schmidt et al., 2003).
Malacosoma disstria (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae –EPPO A1 list) occurs in Minnesota, USA (Miles et al., 2003).
Nacobbus aberrans (EPPO A1 list) is present in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was identified in roots of Capsicum annuum plants in Cuilapam de Guerrero (Vázquez-López et al., 2002).
Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera; Curculionidae – EPPO Alert List) is recorded for the first time in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Sánchez-Soto & Nakano, 2002).
During a survey in 1997-98, Trogoderma granarium (EPPO A2 list) was found in stored wheat in Rajasthan, India (Mahla & Ameta, 2001).
Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae - EPPO A1 list) occurs in Himachal Pradesh, India (Sharma & Kashyap, 2002).
Siroccocus clavigigenti-juglandacearum (EPPO Alert list) occurs in Indiana, USA (Schmidt et al., 2003).
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Andersen, A.; Nordhus, E.; Vu, T.T.; Tran, T.T.A.; Ha, Q.H.; Hofsvang, T. (2002) Polyphagous Liriomyza species (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in vegetables in Vietnam. Tropical Agriculture, 79(4), 241-246. In: Review of Agricultural Entomology 91(12), December 2003, abst. 11868, p 1865.
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