EPPO Global Database

Diaphorina citri(DIAACI)

Distribution details in Kenya

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/166) : first found during surveys carried out in 2016-2017 in 6 sites: Msambweni, Lunga Lunga, Machanzuni (Kwale county); Karura forest (Nairobi county); Soin, Koitaburot (Kericho county).

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/053) : from March 2017 to December 2018 surveys were conducted on 9 sites, D. citri was found in all sites.
References
* Ajene IJ, Khami FM, van Asch B, Pietersen G, Seid N, Rwomushana I, Ombura FLO, Momanyi G, Finyange P, Rasowo BA, Tanga CM, Mohammed S, Ekesi S (2020) Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in Eastern Africa, and the first report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya. Scientific Reports 10, 3919 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60712-0

* Rasowo BA, Khamis FM, Mohamed SA, Ajene IJ, Aidoo OF, Ombura L, Sétamou M, Ekesi S, Borgemeister C (2019) African citrus greening disease in East Africa: incidence, severity, and distribution patterns. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(5), 2389-2397.
------- Specimens collected from Kericho and Kisumu regions.

* Rwomushana I, Khamis FM, Grout TG, Mohamed SA, Sétamou M, Borgemeister C, Heya HM, Tanga CM, Nderitu PW, Seguni ZS, Materu CL, Ekesi S (2017) Detection of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in Kenya and potential implication for the spread of Huanglongbing disease in East Africa. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-017-1502-5
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Ethiopia Present, restricted distribution view...
Tanzania Present, restricted distribution view...