Leucoptera malifoliella(LEUCSC)
Distribution details in India
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2024
First recorded in: 2024
* Khan ZH, Maqsood S (2025) First record of the apple leaf miner, Leucoptera malifoliella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) from India. Oriental Insects 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2025.2589833 (abst.)
-------first record, in Kashmir.
* Reyaz A, Gul S, Manzar A, Ahmad MO, Shiekh KA, Kumar A, Nazir N, Bhat MA (2025) Comparative efficacy of yellow and blue sticky traps to estimate the population density of apple blotch leaf miner (Leucoptera malifoliella) in the Kashmir Valley. Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 11(4), 166-175. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4590.
------- recently reported pests on apple in Kashmir
-------first record, in Kashmir.
* Reyaz A, Gul S, Manzar A, Ahmad MO, Shiekh KA, Kumar A, Nazir N, Bhat MA (2025) Comparative efficacy of yellow and blue sticky traps to estimate the population density of apple blotch leaf miner (Leucoptera malifoliella) in the Kashmir Valley. Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 11(4), 166-175. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4590.
------- recently reported pests on apple in Kashmir
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| China | Hebei | Present, no details | |
| China | Beijing | Present, no details |