EPPO Global Database

Aleurodicus dispersus(ALEDDI)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2000: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1991
From CABI Pest map 476 (2006): Present, no details
From NPPO: Present, few occurrences
Comments
First detected on Boigu Island in Torres Strait, infesting ornamentals, in 1991. Since spread to other Torres Strait islands. Encarsia haitiensis introduced as possible biological control agent.
References
* 18th Session of APPPC: country report.

* Martin JH, Mifsud D, Rapisarda C (2000) The whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin of Entomological Research 90, 407-448.
-------- Northern Queensland.