EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 11 - 2017 Num. article: 2017/209

First report of Ceratothripoides brunneus in the USA


Ceratothripoides brunneus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae – EPPO A1 List) is reported for the first time from the USA and from North America. In Florida, females and males of C. brunneus were collected in Miami-Dade county (no date is given) from flowers of Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae) which is an invasive and widely distributed weed in Southern Florida.
The situation of Ceratothripoides brunneus in the USA can be described as follows: Present, only in some areas (reported in 2017 in Miami-Dade county, Florida).


Sources

Skarlinsky T, Funderburk J, Soto-Adames F (2017) Ceratothripoides brunneus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) recorded from Florida. Florida Entomologist 100(2), 495-497. [Link]