EPPO Global Database

Jacobiasca lybica(EMPOLY)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Absent, unreliable record
References
* Demetriou J, Radea C, Peyton JM, Groom Q, Roques A, Rabitsch W, Seraphides N, Arianoutsou M, Roy HE, Martinou AF (2023) The Alien to Cyprus Entomofauna (ACE) database: a review of the current status of alien insects (Arthropoda, Insecta) including an updated species checklist, discussion on impacts and recommendations for informing management. NeoBiota 83, 11-42.
------- first and only record for the species dates back to 1967 when J. lybica was collected on grapes (Georghiou 1977). Its “alien” status has been regarded as doubtful.