EPPO Global Database

Liriomyza huidobrensis(LIRIHU)

Distribution details in Malta

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1989
From CABI Pest map 568 (1996): Present, no details
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service 502/04: never recorded.

EPPO Reporting Service 510/13 : intercepted on a consignment from MT to GB.

Confirmed officially as first recorded in 1989. Confirmed by FAO consultants' report in 1994. Also by Ebejer (2021).
References
* Ebejer MJ (2021) The leaf-mining flies of the family Agromyzidae of the Maltese Islands are revisited and updated with new data and records (Diptera: Brachycera, Acalyptrata). Fragmenta entomologica 53(1), 93-104.
-------- Numerous specimens reared from the wild and greenhouses from all over the Maltese islands.

* NPPO of Malta (1992).