EPPO Global Database

Phthorimaea operculella(PHTOOP)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, widespread
From CABI Pest map 010 (2012): Present, widespread
References
* Chandel RS, Vashisth S, Soni S, Kumar R, Kumar V (2020) The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), in India: biology, ecology, and control. Potato Research 63, 15-39.

* Mathew, D.; Duraimurugan, P. (2002) Plant Protection Bulletin (Faridabad) 54 (3/4), 25-34.

* Ramakrishna Ayyar, T. V. (1940) Handbook of economic entomology for south India. Government Press, Madras, India, 528 pp.
------- South India, chiefly on the hills and in the Mysore Plateau.

* Trivedi, T. P.; Rajagopal, D. (1992) Tropical Pest Management 38 (3), 279-285.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bangladesh Present, widespread view...
China Guangxi Present, no details view...
China Guizhou Present, widespread view...
China Sichuan Present, widespread view...
China Yunnan Present, widespread view...
China Present, no details view...
Myanmar Present, no details view...
Nepal Present, no details view...
Pakistan Present, no details view...