EPPO Global Database

Scirtothrips aurantii(SCITAU)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2024-05)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/036) : detected in 11 locations in Algavre region and 1 location in Alentejo region. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/010) : detected in six new countries in Algarve. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/099) : first found in 5 strawberry fields in the Island of Madeira in early 2024. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/100) : new host plants: Citrus x aurantiifolia, Citrus x nobilis, Ficus carica, Malus domestica, Myoporum sp., Myrtus communis, Prunus persica, Rosa sp.
References
* NPPO of Portugal (2023-01, 2023-02, 2023-12, 2024-05).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...