EPPO Global Database

Chloridea virescens(HELIVI)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 238 (1967): Present, no details
Comments
According to the literature, Chloridea virescens is able to overwinter outdoors in Southern USA, and possibly in greenhouses. It may reach northern states through migration.
References
* Blanco CA (2012) Heliothis virescens and Bt cotton in the United States. GM Crops & Food 3(3), 201-212.

* Landolt PJ (2008) New geographic records for tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in the Pacific Northwest. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 84(3), 246-248.

INTERNET
* Capinera JL (2001) Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). EENY-219 (revised September 2021). UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida. Available at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Québec Present, no details view...
Canada Ontario Present, restricted distribution view...
Mexico Present, no details view...