Thrips parvispinus(THRIPV)
Distribution details in Ghana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
First recorded in: 2017
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/031) : first report on ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula), Solanum aethiopicum, and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).
* Fening KO, Amouzou K, Hevi W, Forchibe EE, Billah MK, Wamonje FO (2022) First report and population dynamics of the Tobacco Thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on ridged gourd, Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxy in selected export fields in southern Ghana. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS) 123(2), 235-245.