EPPO Global Database

Dasineura oxycoccana(DASYVA)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2008
Comments
First found in 2008, it has become a serious pest of blueberries. It occurs throughout the country, including the island of Jeju.
References
* Kim H, Rodriguez-Saona C, Kwon DH, Park S, Kang TJ, Kim S J, Lee HS (2015) Development and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci from the blueberry gall midge Dasineura oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 50(3), 415-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-015-0335-x

* Kim H, Rodriguez-Saona C, Lee H-S (2022) Population genetics of the blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), on blueberry and cranberry and testing invasion scenarios. Insects 13(10), 880. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100880