EPPO Global Database

Gymnandrosoma aurantianum(ECDYAU)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1915
Comments
First described in 1915 causing damage to citrus trees in the state of Sao Paulo. At the end of the 1980s, it became an economically important citrus pest. In Sao Paulo state, yield losses of up to 50% have been reported. In 2000, crop losses were estimated at 50 million USD per year.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/184) : recorded in 16 federative units (out of 27). It is thought to occur in all states where citrus are grown.
References
* Arthur V (2004) Use of gamma radiation to control three lepidopteran pests in Brazil. International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Documents (IAEA-TECDOCs) no. 1427, 45-50.

* Bento JMS, Parra JRP, Vilela EF, Walder JM, Leal WS (2001) Sexual behaviour and diel activity of citrus fruit borer Ecdytolopha aurantiana. Journal of Chemical Ecology 27(10), 2053-2065.

* Bento JMS, Parra JRP, Yamamoto PT, Vilela EF (2004) Feromônio sexual no manejo do bicho-furão-dos-citros. Visão Agricola no. 2, 68-71.

* Cabrera-Asencio I, Vélez AL, Henríquez SA, Santiago-Blay JA (2012) Melicoccus bijugatus Jacquin (Sapindaceae), quenepa: a new host plant record for the citrus fruit borer, Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Lima, 1927 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and the genus Gymnandrosoma in Puerto Rico. Life: The Excitement of Biology 1(1), 3-16.

* Gomez Torres MLA, Arab DE, Nava JR, Postali Parra (2008) [Factors affecting egg parasitism of Trichogramma atopovirilia (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on the citrus fruit borer Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)]. Boletin de Sanidad Vegetal, Plagas 34, 3-9 (in Spanish).

* Nava DE, Sturza VS, Martins CR (2020) First report of Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in pecan in Brazil. Florida Entomologist 103(1), 130-131. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0422

* Reis Júnior R, Parra JRP, Bento JMS (2005) Development of a model to predict the occurrence of citrus fruit borer, Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Neotropical Entomology 34(4), 627-637.

* Torres MLG, Arab A, Nava DE, Parra JRP (2008) Factors affecting egg parasitism of Trichogramma atopovirilia (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on the citrus fruit borer Gymnandrosoma aurantianum (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal, Plagas 34(1), 3-9.

* Vianna UR (2015) Capítulo 2, Bicho-Furão. In Pragas emergentes no Estado do Espírito Santo, 1a edição, Alegre, ES (p. 142). Alegre, ES, Brazil.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Bolivia Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, no details view...
French Guiana Present, no details view...
Peru Present, no details view...
Suriname Present, no details view...
Uruguay Present, no details view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...