EPPO Global Database

Phyllocnistis citrella(PHYNCI)

Distribution details in Grenada

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1998: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1998
From CABI Pest map 274 (2003): Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/041) : first observed in 1998-08 and already widespread in citrus orchards, according to CPPC Circular Letter.
References
* Pollard, G.V. (1998) Absence of kapra beetle in Venezuela. Citrus leaf miner, Phyllocnistis citrella. CPPC Circular Letter, no. 3/98, 1st December 1998. FAO Sub Regional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados.