Update of the situation of Scirtothrips dorsalis in Turkey
Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae – EPPO A2 List) was reported for the first time in Turkey from Vaccinium myrtillus in 2020 in Adana province (EPPO RS 2021/131). The NPPO of Turkey recently provided more details on this record to the EPPO Secretariat. S. dorsalis was recorded in blueberry seedlings grown in a greenhouse for adaptation studies in October 2020. Insecticides were applied in the infested site and further inspections did not detect the pest. S. dorsalis is now considered eradicated from this site. Surveys were conducted in the area around this site from October 2020 to June 2021, both by the researcher who first identified the thrips and the regional plant protection service and no other S. dorsalis specimens were found. It is considered that the pest may have been introduced with imported plant material. There is no other blueberry production area in Adana Province.
The pest status of Scirtothrips dorsalis in Turkey is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Turkey (2021-07). |