EPPO Global Database

Aleurothrixus trachoides(ALTRTR)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2014
From CABI Pest map 523 (2019): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/209) : first found in 2014 on Duranta erecta (Verbenaceae) and on Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) in Karnataka.

According to Sundararaj et al. (2021): then also found in Kerala, TamilNadu and Maharashtra.
References
* Dubey AK, Sundararaj R (2015) A new combination and first record of the genus Aleurothrixus Quaintance and Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India. Biosystematica 9(1/2), 23-28.

* Sundararaj R, Krishnan S, Sumalatha BV (2021) Invasion and expansion of exotic whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in India and their economic importance. Phytoparasitica 49(5), 851-863.