Josephiella microcarpae(JOSEMI)
Distribution details in Malta
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2012: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2006
First recorded in: 2006
First found on Ficus microcarpa in Malta in 2011 (specimens collected from Msida) , but galls have been observed since at least 2006.
* Mifsud D, Falzon A, Malumphy C, de Lillo E, Vovlas N, Porcelli F (2012) On some arthropods associated with Ficus species (Moraceae) in the Maltese Islands. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta 5, 5-34.