EPPO Global Database

Bemisia tabaci(BEMITA)

Distribution details in Montenegro

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2008
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/064) : found for the first time in 2008 on ornamental plants in a greenhouse near Podgorica. Surveys carried out from 2008 to 2011 detected the pest in several glasshouses (ornamentals) in Podgorica, Bar, Ulcinj and Radanovici (near Tivat). In autumn 2011, it was found once on melon in an open field near Ulcinj.
References
* Hrncic S, Radonjic S, Preovic T, Zanic K, Skaljac M (2012) The current status of the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Montenegro. Proceedings of the International Symposium on current trends in plant protection (Belgrade, RS, 2012-09-25/28), 489-495.

* Radonjić S, Hrnčić S (2017) A Review of New Alien Arthropod Pests and their Impact on Agriculture Crops in Montenegro. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. Suppl. 9, 2017: 203-210
-------not found to transmit any viruses on vegetables in Montenegro so far.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bosnia and Herzegovina Present, no details view...
Croatia Present, few occurrences view...
Serbia Absent, intercepted only view...