Diaphorina citri(DIAACI)
Distribution details in Cyprus
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication (2023-09)
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication (2023-09)
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/178) : adults found in an orange orchard in Limassol District in July 2023. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/196) : detected in citrus orchards in the southern coastal part of the island (Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Ammochostos districts). Test for Liberibacter species were negative. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/210) : present in all districts of Cyprus, namely Ammochostos, Limassol, Larnaca, Nicosia, Paphos
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/196) : detected in citrus orchards in the southern coastal part of the island (Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Ammochostos districts). Test for Liberibacter species were negative. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/210) : present in all districts of Cyprus, namely Ammochostos, Limassol, Larnaca, Nicosia, Paphos
* Melifronidou‐Pantelidou A, Urbaneja A, Tena A, Seraphides N, Stavrinides M, Koukkoularidou D, Georgiades M (2025) Eradication campaign for Diaphorina citri in Cyprus. EPPO Bulletin 55(2), 305-311.
* NPPO of Cyprus (2023-08, 2023-09).
* NPPO of Cyprus (2023-08, 2023-09).