EPPO Global Database

Josephiella microcarpae(JOSEMI)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
References
* Compton SG, Stavrinides M, Kaponas C, Thomas PJ (2020) No escape: most insect colonisers of an introduced fig tree in Cyprus come from the plant’s native range. Biological Invasions, 22, 211–216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02132-4
------- First report.

* Kalaentzis K, Koutsoukos E, Demetriou J, Kazilas C, Avtzis DN, Georgiadis C (2023) First record and DNA barcoding of the fig gall wasp Josephiella microcarpae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) in Greece. BioInvasions Records 12(2), 563–571. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.19
------- Specimens found in Paphos in 2021.