EPPO Global Database

Epichoristodes acerbella(EPIOIO)

Distribution details in Norway

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1992: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1960s
From CABI Pest map 350 (1975): Absent, pest no longer present
From NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
First records in the mid-sixties in glasshouses.
References
* Fjelddalen, J. (1965) (Angrep av sydafrikansk nellikvikler i Norge) Gartneryrket 55(13), 340-342 (in Norwegian).

* USDA (1985) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 61. South African carnation tortrix, Epichoristodes acerbella. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.