Situation of Scirtothrips dorsalis in Mexico
In Mexico, Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae – EPPO A2 List) was found for the first time in 2019 in blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) fields in Michoacan state, and in 2021 on citrus in the state of Colima (EPPO RS 2020/215, RS 2022/181). Surveys conducted in 2021 detected the thrips in the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, and Veracruz. Plant reproductive hosts were blackberry (Rubus sp.), blueberry (Vaccinium sp.), Persian lime (Citrus latifolia), mango (Mangifera indica), and pear (Pyrus communis) (López-Lima et al., 2023). S. dorsalis was also reported causing damage on grapevine (Vitis vinifera) in Jalisco (Zamora-Landa et al., 2023).
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