EPPO Global Database

Liriomyza huidobrensis(LIRIHU)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1991
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/031)

From Giliomee (2011): first found in 1991 in the regions of Sandveld and Ceres (Western Cape province) where it caused severe damage to potatoes.
References
* Giliomee JH (2011) Recent establishment of many alien insects in South Africa – a cause of concern. African Entomology 19(1), 151-155.

* Global Potato News. Leaf miner in South Africa. http://www.potatonews.com/news/other/2000.archive.htm

* Mugala T, Visser D, Malan AP, Addison P (2022) Entomopathogens from agricultural soil and their pathogenicity against the potato leaf miner, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 1-19.