Megalurothrips usitatus(MEGTUS)
Distribution details in Puerto Rico
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2023
First recorded in: 2023
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/001) : detected in March 2023 throughout the bean growing regions affecting bean (Phaseolus vulgaris and P. acutifolius), and soybean (Glycine max) crops.
* Cabrera-Asencio I, de Jensen CE (2023) First report of the exotic species Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), pest of Fabaceae, in Puerto Rico. Florida Entomologist 106(4), 267-269. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.106.0410