EPPO Global Database

Liriomyza trifolii(LIRITR)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1993
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (98/212): in a survey conducted in 1996/1997, L. trifolii was found on tomato and bean in a few regions in the south. It was encountered less frequently than either L. huidobrensis or L. bryoniae.
References
* Anagnou-Veroniki M, Papaioannou-Souliotis P, Karanastasi E, Giannopolitis CN (2008) New records of plant pests and weeds in Greece, 1990-2007. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 1(2), 55-78.
------ First found in Crete in 1993, now mainly found in Southern Greece and Crete.

* Souliotis C, Grosomanidi P, Süss L (1998) Contribution to the knowledge of Agromyzidae (Diptera) in the cultivated vegetables of Greece. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Series II, 30(1), 117-123.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Absent, pest eradicated view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...