EPPO Global Database

Blissus insularis(BLISIN)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2022-12)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/055) : first report in the area of Lisbon.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/042) : new infested areas found near Lisbon, in Alentejo and Algarve.
References
* Lima A, Valada T, Caetano MF, Franco JC, Ramos AP (2021) First record of the lawn chinch bug Blissus insularis Barber (Hemiptera: Blissidae) in Europe. Phytoparasitica 49, 539–545.

* NPPO of Portugal (2022-12).