EPPO Global Database

Liriomyza trifolii(LIRITR)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2021-07)
From CABI Pest map 450 (1997): Absent, intercepted only
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/207) : found in Kununurra (northern Western Australia) in March 2021, as well as in Torres Strait in May 2021 and near Bamaga (both in Queensland). Under official control.
References
* Anon. (1984) Plant Quarantine Leaflet, Commonwealth Department of Health, Australia No. 39, 4 pp.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports. Australia (AUS-104/1 of 2021-07-30) Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) in Queensland and Western Australia. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/australia/pestreports/2021/07/liriomyza-trifolii-american-serpentine-leafminer-in-queensland-and-western-australia/

* NHM (1983) [Sydney].
------- Interception.