EPPO Global Database

Diaphorina citri(DIAACI)

Distribution details in Ethiopia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/163) : detected in 5 sites in the North Wollo district (Amhara region), all in backyard gardens, located between 1619 and 2112 m asl.
References
* Ajene IJ, Khamis F, Ballo S, Pietersen G, van Asch B, Seid N, Azerefegne F, Ekesi S, Mohamed S (2020) Detection of Asian citrus psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ethiopia: a new haplotype and its implication to the proliferation of Huanglongbing. Journal of Economic Entomology 113(4), 1640–1647. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa113
------- First report.

* Dessie B, Shimelash D, Gebeyehu S (2022) Detection of Huanglongbing, insect vectors and nutritional profile of citrus in Upper Awash, Ethiopia. Journal of Plant Pathology 104, 17–31.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Kenya Present, restricted distribution view...