EPPO Global Database

Tetranychus evansi(TETREV)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2020
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/158) : two small populations found in May 2020 near Auckland.
References
* INTERNET
Biosecurity New-Zealand (2020-06) Tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi. https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/protection-and-response/responding/alerts/tomato-red-spider-mite/

* Fan QH, Li D, Bennett S, Balan RK (2021) Diagnosis of a new to New Zealand spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, 1960 (Acari: Tetranychidae). New Zealand Entomologist 44(1), 59-70.

* Fan QH, Li D, George S (2022) Response to an incursion of tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi in New Zealand. Zoosymposia 22, 71.
------- detected in eight sites covering an area of 91.4 km2 across the Auckland region.