EPPO Global Database

Eutetranychus banksi(EUTEBA)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2001
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2004/029) : first reported in south of Spain in 2001.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/250) : spread in the Iberian Peninsula. The most common and abundant spider mite on citrus.
References
* García E, Márquez AL, Orta S, Alvarado P (2003) Caracterización de la presencia de Eutetranychus banksi (McGregor) y Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) en el Sur de España. Phytoma España, no. 153, 90-96.

* López-Olmos S, Ferragut F (2023) The newcomer takes it all: the invader Texas citrus mite, Eutetranychus banksi (Acari: Tetranychidae), displaces the resident relatives in citrus agrosystems. Biological Invasions 25, 3171–3192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03099-z

* Migeon A & Dorkeld F (2024) Spider Mites Web: a comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae. Available from https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/spmweb (Accessed 2024/04/23)
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Portugal Madeira Present, no details view...
Portugal Present, no details view...