EPPO Global Database

Pseudacysta perseae(PSEYPE)

Distribution details in Dominican Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1990
From CABI Pest map 772 (2023): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2008/117) : occurrence in Dominican Republic. This pest of avocado is spreading in the Americas.
References
* Abud Antun AJ (1991) Presence of the avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) in Dominican Republic. Primera Jornada de Proteccion Vegetal, University of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo (abstr.), 4 pp.

* Etienne J, Streito JC (2008) Premier signalement en Guadeloupe et en Martinique de Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann, 1908), un ravageur de l’avocatier (Hemiptera, Tingidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 113(1), 121-122.

* Sandoval Cabrera MF, Cermeli M (2005) Presencia de Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann, 1908) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae) en Venezuela. Entomotropica 20(3), 271-273.