Frankliniella occidentalis(FRANOC)
Distribution details in Malta
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1991
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2011-01)
From CABI Pest map 538 (1999): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1991
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2011-01)
From CABI Pest map 538 (1999): Present, restricted distribution
Confirmed by survey, according to FAO consultants' report in 1994.
Confirmed by the NPPO in 2011.
Confirmed by the NPPO in 2011.
* FAO (1994).
* Mifsud D, Watson GW (1999) Introduced sap-feeding insect pests of crop plants in the Maltese Islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist 3(1), 29-34.
------- Causing problems in flower nurseries.
* NPPO of Malta (2011-01).
* NHM (1994) [St Pauls Bay].
* Mifsud D, Watson GW (1999) Introduced sap-feeding insect pests of crop plants in the Maltese Islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist 3(1), 29-34.
------- Causing problems in flower nurseries.
* NPPO of Malta (2011-01).
* NHM (1994) [St Pauls Bay].