Tetranychus evansi(TETREV)
Distribution details in Australia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2017-11)
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2017-11)
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/210) : first found in 2013, at 3 locations near Sydney (New South Wales) on solanaceous weeds. In October 2017, also found in a private garden in Brisbane (Queensland).
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Australia (AUS-87/1 of 2017-11-23) Detection of Tetranychus evansi in New South Wales and Queensland. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2017/11/detection-of-tetranychus-evansi-in-new-south-wales-and-queensland/
* Nicholas A, Lidbetter F, Eagleton N, Spohr L, Harris A, Barchia I (2018) Phytosanitary irradiation of three species of spider mites (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae). Australalian Entomology. doi:10.1111/aen.12327
* Nicholas A, Lidbetter F, Eagleton N, Spohr L, Harris A, Barchia I (2018) Phytosanitary irradiation of three species of spider mites (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae). Australalian Entomology. doi:10.1111/aen.12327