EPPO Global Database

Leptocybe invasa(LPCYIN)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
First found in 2014 in northern Mexico City. Then also found in other localities in the states of Mexico, Morelos, Jalisco and Tamaulipas on Euclyptus camaldulensis.
References
* Vanegas-Rico JM, Lomeli-Flores JR, Rodríguez-Leyva E, Jiménez-Quiroz E, Pujade-Villar, J (2015) First record of eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 86(4), 1095-1098. http://www.ib.unam.mx/revista/ doi: 10.1016/j.rmb.2015.09.012
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America Florida Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...