EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 10 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/15

Rhagoletis completa and Rhagoletis indifferens present in Switzerland


Rhagoletis completa and Rhagoletis indifferens (both EPPO A1 pests) have been found naturally occuring in Switzerland. The organisms were caught in light traps in the Tessin valley near the border to Italy. Neither has, however, been observed as a pest. The exact details of this find will be published shortly.



Sources

Service Phytosanitaire, Switzerland (1991-09)