Aphis illinoisensis(APHIIL)
Distribution details in Malta
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Pest map 701 (2012): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Pest map 701 (2012): Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/033) : first found in 2009 in vineyards at Msida. Then, also observed in the area of Hal-Far in gardens and vineyards (southern Malta)
* Mifsud D, Pérez Hidalgo N (2011) The grapevine aphid Aphis illinoisensis: a good example of recent invasion and rapid colonization by aphids. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 41(2), 183-184.
* Mifsud D, Mangion M, Azzopardi E, Espadaler X, Cuesta-Segura D, Watson GW, Pérez-Hidalgo N (2011) Aphid associated with shrubs, herbacous plants and crops in the Maltese Archipelago (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea). Bulletin of the Entomological Sociaty of Malta 4(5), 5-53.
------- Established.
* Mifsud D, Mangion M, Azzopardi E, Espadaler X, Cuesta-Segura D, Watson GW, Pérez-Hidalgo N (2011) Aphid associated with shrubs, herbacous plants and crops in the Maltese Archipelago (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea). Bulletin of the Entomological Sociaty of Malta 4(5), 5-53.
------- Established.