EPPO Global Database

Frankliniella occidentalis(FRANOC)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1992
From CABI Pest map 538 (1999): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1995/237) : first report near Antalya (Mediterranean region) on Capsicum annuum and carnations grown under glasshouses.

According to Tunç et al. (2012), F. occidentalis was first found in Turkey in the Mediterranean region (May 1992 in Burdur Province and in December 1993 in Antalya Province). First found in the Aegean region in July 1995 in Izmir on glasshouse tomatoes.
References
* Canbay A, Bozbek O, Alici H, Cakirbay F (2011) [Determination and population development of harmful pests on the tomato and cucumber glreenhosues in Erzincan province]. Bitki Koruma Bülteni 51(2), 119-146 (in Turkish).
------- F. occidentalis present in the province of Erzincan (Eastern Anatolia).

* NPPO of Turkey (2011-01).

* Öztemiz S, Doğanlar M (2015) Invasive plant pests (Insecta and Acarina) of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology 10(1), 144-159.
--------- Mediterranean and Southeast Anatolia.

* Tunc I, Gocmen H (1994) FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 42 (4), 218-220.

* Tunç I, Ünal Bahsi S, Göçmen H (2012) Thysanoptera fauna of the Aegean region, Turkey, in the spring. Turkish Journal of Zoology 36(5), 592-606.
------- Predominating thrips species on many crops and wild plants in Aegean region.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Armenia Present, no details view...
Azerbaijan Present, no details view...
Bulgaria Present, restricted distribution view...
Greece Present, restricted distribution view...
Greece Kriti Present, no details view...
Iran Present, no details view...