Dialeurodes citri(DIALCI)
Distribution details in New Caledonia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: widely distributed (2023-04).
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: widely distributed (2023-04).
NPPO (2023-04): first identified in Noumea in the South province in February 2023 on a lemon tree in a residential area. Since this detection, prospections have been conducted in order to confirm the presence of this pest and to assess its distribution mainly in nurseries and in citrus orchards in New Caledonia. Ongoing investigations even if it seems to be present in several country areas.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports. New Caledonia (NCL-06/2 of 2023-04-06) Detection of Dialeurodes citri in New Caledonia. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/new-caledonia/pestreports/2023/04/detection-of-dialeurodes-citri-in-new-caledonia/