Helicoverpa armigera(HELIAR)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Absent, pest no longer present
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest no longer present in the continental United States (2016-07)
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest no longer present in the continental United States (2016-07)
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/126) : first found in July 2015. 1 male was caught in a pheromone trap in a field in Bradenton (Manatee county), Florida.
Later, APHIS confirmed the detection of 3 adult males: 2 from the same trap at a tomato farm and 1 from a separate trap on a vacant lot near a park in Bradenton. But after one complete year of continuous and intensive surveys, no other specimens were found. The pest is considered as no longer present.
Later, APHIS confirmed the detection of 3 adult males: 2 from the same trap at a tomato farm and 1 from a separate trap on a vacant lot near a park in Bradenton. But after one complete year of continuous and intensive surveys, no other specimens were found. The pest is considered as no longer present.
* Hayden J, Brambila J (2015) Pest alert: Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the Old World bollworm. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. https://www.fdacs.gov/ezs3download/download/61696/1411969/Media/Files/Plant-Industry-Files/Pest-Alerts/PEST%20ALERT%20Helicoverpa%20armigera-1.pdf
* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports.
- USA (2016-07-11) Helicoverpa armigera (Old World Bollworm) in Florida deemed an isolated regulatory incident. https://www.pestalerts.org/official-pest-report/helicoverpa-armigera-old-world-bollworm-florida-deemed-isolated-regulatory
- USA (2015-08-03) Helicoverpa armigera (Old World Bollworm) - Detection in Florida. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=629
* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports.
- USA (2016-07-11) Helicoverpa armigera (Old World Bollworm) in Florida deemed an isolated regulatory incident. https://www.pestalerts.org/official-pest-report/helicoverpa-armigera-old-world-bollworm-florida-deemed-isolated-regulatory
- USA (2015-08-03) Helicoverpa armigera (Old World Bollworm) - Detection in Florida. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=629