EPPO Distribution List for Bemisia tabaci
Due to the new records of Bemisia tabaci (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) from Burkina Faso, Crete, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan, the distribution of this pest has to be changed.
EPPO Distribution List: Bemisia tabaci
EPPO region: Present and widespread in Cyprus, Greece (mainland, and limited distribution in Crete), Italy, Lebanon (potential EPPO country), Libya (potential EPPO country), Syria (potential EPPO country) and Turkey; of limited distribution in Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia and Ukraine. Reported in Israel and Russia. In Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, eradication programmes are in operation. Outbreaks have also occurred in Ireland, Finland and UK but have been successfully eradicated. Declared absent from Portugal.
Asia: Widely distributed. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.
Africa: Widely distributed. Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, R‚union, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zimbabwe.
North America: Bermuda, Mexico, states of USA (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Texas).
Central America and Caribbean: Widely distributed. Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago,
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.
Oceania: Widely distributed. Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu.
This distribution list replaces all previous published EPPO Distribution Lists on Bemisia tabaci !
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, Paris (1994-04)