EPPO Global Database

Quadrastichus erythrinae(QUSTER)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2004
From CABI Pest map 722 (2009): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/129) : recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka in 2004, Kerala in 2005, West Bengal in 2008. Serious threat to Erythrina spp.
References
* Das BK, Talukdar B (2011) Record of invasive Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim, gall wasp on Erythrina variegata L. from Eastern India with notes on gall morphologies. Insect Environment 17(1), 9-11.

* Faizal MHP, Anith KD, Mary KN, Lekha CA, Rini CR (2006) Erythrina gall wasp Quadrastichus erythrinae, yet another invasive pest new to India. Current Science 90(8), 1061-1062.

* Jacob TK, Devasahayam S (2010) Incidence of Erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim), an invasive insect pest on Erythrina spp., in major black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) areas of Kerala and Karnataka, India. Journal of Plantation Crops 38(2), 161-164.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
China Hainan Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Aomen (Macau) Present, no details view...
China Xianggang (Hong Kong) Present, no details view...
China Present, no details view...
China Guangdong Present, no details view...