EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera litura(PRODLI)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (England)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/126) : an outbreak was detected in January 2010 in the South of England. The pest was found on pot plants of Begonia grown in a glasshouse. Under eradication.

In March 2019, the NPPO confirmed that the pest has been successfully eradicated.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – United Kingdom. Spodoptera litura (2010-02-09). https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* NPPO of the UK (2010-02, 2019-03).