EPPO Global Database

Eoreuma loftini(EORELO)

Distribution details in United States of America (Louisiana)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
Comments
Detected in 2008 in the rice-producing areas of Western Louisiana. It continues to spread eastward.
References
* Showler AT, Cook SC, Abrigo V (2013) Transgenic Bt corn varietal resistance against the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and implications to sugarcane. Crop Protection 48, 57-62.

* Wilson BE, Beuzelin JM, Reagan TE (2017) Population distribution and range expansion of the invasive Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Louisiana. Environmental Entomology 46(2), 175-182.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...