Diaphorina citri(DIAACI)
Distribution details in Ghana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
First recorded in: 2022
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/161) : first found during surveys conducted in 2022 in several locations in the Volta region on Murraya paniculata.
Ninsin et al. (2025): also on citrus in Volta, Eastern, and Greater Accra regions.
Ninsin et al. (2025): also on citrus in Volta, Eastern, and Greater Accra regions.
* Aidoo OF, Ablormeti FK, Ninsin KD, Antwi‑Agyakwa AK, Osei-Owusu J, Heve WK, Dofuor AK, Soto YL, Edusei G, Osabutey AF, Sossah FL, Aryee CO, Alabi OJ, Sétamou M (2023) First report on the presence of huanglongbing vectors (Diaphorina citri and Trioza erytreae) in Ghana. Scientific Reports 13, 11366. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37625-9
* Ninsin KD, Billah MK, Boateng BA, Osei-Owusu J, Ablormeti FK, Opuni-Basoa S, Dofuor AK, Edusei G, Baleba SB, Aidoo OF (2025) Morphometric characterization of invasive Diaphorina citri infesting citrus and orange jasmine in Ghana. Cogent Food & Agriculture 11(1), 2522985. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2025.2522985
* Ninsin KD, Billah MK, Boateng BA, Osei-Owusu J, Ablormeti FK, Opuni-Basoa S, Dofuor AK, Edusei G, Baleba SB, Aidoo OF (2025) Morphometric characterization of invasive Diaphorina citri infesting citrus and orange jasmine in Ghana. Cogent Food & Agriculture 11(1), 2522985. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2025.2522985