EPPO Global Database

Raoiella indica(RAOIIN)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, widespread
Comments
First found in Roraima in 2009. Later spread to Amazonas, Northern states, as well as Sao Paulo (2018)

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/177) : In 2016 it was first detected in Northeast region, first in Ceará state and a few months later in 12 other states: 7 in Northeastern Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe), 2 in Midwestern Brazil (Distrito Federal and Goiás), 2 in South-Eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo), and 1 in Southern Brazil (Paraná).

From da Cruz et al. (2022): also in Pará.
References
* da Cruz WP, Souza MC, Lacerda JDA, Fonseca e Souza AIA, Silva PA, Cruz dos Santos E (2022) Occurrence of Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari, Tenuipalpidae) in the Southeast region of the state of Pará, Brazil. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-022-00659-8

* Melo JWS, Navia D, Mendes, Rosenya JA, Filgueiras MC,. Teodoro AV, Ferreira JMS, Guzzo EC, de Souza IV, de Mendonça RS, Calvet EC, Paz Neto AA, Gondim MGC, de Morais EGF, Godoy MS, dos Santos JR, Silva RIR, da Silva VB, Norte RF, Oliva AB, dos Santos RDP, Domingos CA (2018) The invasive red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), in Brazil: range extension and arrival into the most threatened area, the Northeast Region, International Journal of Acarology, 44:4-5, 146-149, https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2018.1474945
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, no details view...
Guyana Present, restricted distribution view...
Paraguay Present, few occurrences view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...