EPPO Global Database

Sternochetus mangiferae(CRYPMA)

Distribution details in Philippines

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1992: Absent, invalid record
From CABI Pest map 180 (1995): Absent, invalid record
Comments
According to Anon (1989), it does not occur. Further confirmed by the notes of the latest CABI map. However, reportedly intercepted on numerous occasions in mangoes from the Philippines by USDA/APHIS (perhaps in error for S. frigidus or another species of the genus).
References
* Anon. (1988) List of intercepted Plant Pests, Fiscal Year 1987, USDA/APHIS-PPQ, 194 pp.

* Anon. (1989) Quarterly Newsletter, Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission 32, 39-42.

* Karpati, J. F. (1987) Quarterly Newsletter, Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission, FAO, Thailand 30 (3-4), 34.
------- In a survey in the Philippines in 1986 not a single specimen of the pest was found.