EPPO Global Database

Liriomyza trifolii(LIRITR)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1977
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest no longer present (2009)
From CABI Pest map 450 (1997): Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
From country itself (1992): first found in 1977, all introductions eradicated. Outbreaks continued sporadically.

By 1998, very rarely seen (EPPO Conference in Pruhonice, 1998).

From NPPO (IPPC website, 2009), UK was declared free from both L. huidobrensis and L. trifolii in 2009.
References
* Bartlett, P. W.; Powell, D. F. (1981) Plant Pathology 30 (4), 185-193.

* FAO (1978) FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 26 (2), 63-65.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – United Kingdom. UK freedom from Liriomyza huidobrensis and L. trifolii (2009-12-01).
https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* Powell, D. F. (1981) Plant Pathology 30 (4), 195-204.

* Seymour, P. R.; Kilby, L. J. (1979) Insects and other invertebrates intercepted in check inspections of imported plant material in England and Wales during 1979. 29 pp.

* Seymour, P. R.; Roberts, H.; Kilby, L. J. (1985) Reference Book, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, United Kingdom No. 442/83, iii + 68 pp.