EPPO Global Database

Frankliniella occidentalis(FRANOC)

Distribution details in Malta

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1991
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2011-01)
From CABI Pest map 538 (1999): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Confirmed by survey, according to FAO consultants' report in 1994.

Confirmed by the NPPO in 2011.
References
* FAO (1994).

* Mifsud D, Watson GW (1999) Introduced sap-feeding insect pests of crop plants in the Maltese Islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist 3(1), 29-34.
------- Causing problems in flower nurseries.

* NPPO of Malta (2011-01).

* NHM (1994) [St Pauls Bay].