Bagrada hilaris(BAGRHI)
Distribution details in Italy (Sicilia)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2007: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1970s
First recorded in: 1970s
First reported in 1981 on caper crops on the island of Pantelleria. Probably present since the 1970s.
* Carapezza A (1981) Gli Eterotteri dell'Isola di Pantelleria (Insecta, Heteroptera). Il Naturalista siciliano (S.IV), V(3-4), 73-91.
------- First record.
* Colazza S, Guarino S, Peri E (2004) [Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) a pest of capper in the island of Pantelleria]. Informatore Fitopatologico no. 12, 30-34 (in Italian).
------- Pantelleria Island on caper crops (Capparis spinosa).
* Guarino S, Peri E, Lo Bue P, La Pillo A, Colazza S (2007) [Use of botanical insecticides to control Bagrada hilaris populations on caper crops on Pantelleria island]. Informatore Fitopatologico no. 7/8, 53-58 (in Italian).
------- First record.
* Colazza S, Guarino S, Peri E (2004) [Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) a pest of capper in the island of Pantelleria]. Informatore Fitopatologico no. 12, 30-34 (in Italian).
------- Pantelleria Island on caper crops (Capparis spinosa).
* Guarino S, Peri E, Lo Bue P, La Pillo A, Colazza S (2007) [Use of botanical insecticides to control Bagrada hilaris populations on caper crops on Pantelleria island]. Informatore Fitopatologico no. 7/8, 53-58 (in Italian).