Striga asiatica(STRLU)
Distribution details in Australia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2015: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: subject to official control (2015-06)
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: subject to official control (2015-06)
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/002)
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/051) : officially declared absent. Earlier reports are misidentifications with native Striga spp.
From NPPO (2013): found on a single sugarcane property near Mackay (Queensland). Under official control.
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/051) : officially declared absent. Earlier reports are misidentifications with native Striga spp.
From NPPO (2013): found on a single sugarcane property near Mackay (Queensland). Under official control.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Australia (2015-06-30) Detection of Striga asiatica near Mackay, mid east coast, Queensland. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2013/07/detection-of-striga-asiatica-near-mackay-mid-east-coast-queensland/
* Personal communication with Brian Stynes, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, 2000-02.
* Personal communication with Brian Stynes, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, 2000-02.