EPPO Global Database

Diaphorina citri(DIAACI)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: 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)
Comments
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.
References
* NPPO of Cyprus (2023-08, 2023-09).