EPPO Global Database

Amrasca biguttula(EMPOBI)

Distribution details in Ghana

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2003: Present, no details
Comments
Reported as a minor pest of okra in a paper by Obeng-Ofori & Sackey (2003). This was many years before the pest was reported in other African countries and the identification is not detailed.
Molecular data in BOLD database for numerous specimens.
References
* CABI (2021) Datasheet on Amrasca biguttula (Indian cotton jassid). https://doi.org/10.1079/cabicompendium.20857

* Obeng-Ofori D, Sackey J (2003) Field evaluation of non-synthetic insecticides for the management of insect pests of okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench in Ghana. Sinet, Ethiopian Journal of Science 26 (2), 145-150.
------- as Empoasca devastans.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Burkina Faso Present, no details view...
Cote d'Ivoire Present, no details view...
Togo Present, no details view...