EPPO Global Database

Selenothrips rubrocinctus(SLENRU)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/106) : first found in July 2015 on Liquidambar styraciflua and Koelreuteria paniculata trees in the city centre of Palazzo Pignano, Cremona province (Lombardia). Then found in different municipalities in the provinces of Cremona and Lodi (Lombardia).
References
* Taddei A, Vono G, Vierbergen G, Wojnar A, Zugno M, Marullo R (2021) First field record of the tropical red-banded thrips Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Thripidae: Panchaetothripinae) in Europe. Forests 12(11),1484. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12111484