EPPO Global Database

Phthorimaea operculella(PHTOOP)

Distribution details in Romania

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2010: Present, few occurrences
From CABI Pest map 010 (2012): Present, few occurrences
References
* Ciobanu M, Drosu S, Iamandei M (2010) [Potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera:Gellechiidae), a potential potato pest in Romania]. Abstract of a paper presented at the ICDPP Symposium (Simpozion științific cu participare international, Bucarest, 2010-02-15/17) (in Romanian). http://icdpp.ro/assets/files/simpozion-stiintific-cu-participare-internationala-2010.doc

* Donescu D (2009) Atentie, molia cartofului (Phthorimaea operculella) “bate la uşă” ! [Beware of potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella)]. Cartoful in Romania 18(1/2), 71-71 (in Romanian).
------- Found on potato crops near Constanza.

* Arion, G. (1958) Entomolog¡a agr¡cola. Ministry of Agriculture and Silviculture, Bucharest, 777 pp.

* Donescu, D. (2009) Cartoful in Romania 18 (1/2), 71 (in Romanian).
------- Found on potato crops near Constanza.

* Karsholt, O.; Nieukerken, E. J. van (2011) Fauna Europaea: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller 1873). Fauna Europaea version 2.4. http://www.faunaeur.org.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, restricted distribution view...
Hungary Present, restricted distribution view...
Moldova Present, few occurrences view...
Serbia Present, restricted distribution view...
Ukraine Present, restricted distribution view...