New data on quarantine pests and pests of the EPPO Alert List
By browsing through the literature, the EPPO Secretariat has extracted the following new data concerning quarantine pests and pests included on the EPPO Alert List.
- New geographical records
Eutetranychus orientalis (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) occurs in Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 544 (3953).
Frankliniella occidentalis (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) is reported in Brazil, in Distrito Federal. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 483 (3510).
Liriomyza sativae (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) is present on various crops in Nigeria. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 544 (3956).
- Detailed records
Cameraria ohridella (EPPO Alert List) was found in summer 1998 around Bonn and Köln. A survey done in 1999 showed that the infested area has increased and that almost the whole region of Nordrhein is infested (Greib, 2000).
Citrus leprosis ?rhabdovirus (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) and its vector Brevipalpus phoenicis are reported for the first time in Tocantins state, Brazil. The mite vector was also observed in the north of Mato Grosso. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 433 (3140).
Frankliniella occidentalis (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) was found in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 486 (3537).
Liriomyza sativae (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) was found on Malpighia glabra in Ceara state, Brazil. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 433-434 (3141).
Radopholus similis (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) is widely present on banana crops in Zanzibar, Tanzania. (Rajab et al., 1999).
Stenocarpella maydis (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) occurs on maize in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Review of Plant Pathology, 79(4), p 345 (2597).
Tomato yellow leaf curl begomovirus (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) is present in Madhya Pradesh, India (reported as tomato leaf curl virus). Review of Plant Pathology, 79(4), p 396 (2964).
Thrips palmi (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) is present in Distrito Federal, Brazil. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(4), p 483 (3510).
Trioza erytreae (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) occurs in Cameroon in citrus orchards. Surveys done in 1992-1996 showed that it occurs primarily in the highlands. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88(3), p 292 (2129).
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, 2000-05.
Greib, G. (2000) [Occurrence of the horse chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella Desch. ; Dem. (Lep., Gracillariidae) in the Northrhine area).]
Gesunde Pflanzen, 52(2/3), 94-95.
Rajab, K.A.; Salim, S.S.; Speijer, P.R. (1999) Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with Musa in Zanzibar.
African Plant Protection, 5(2), 105-110.
Review of Agricultural Entomology, 88 (3 ; 4). March ; April 2000.
Review of Plant Pathology, 79(4). April 2000.