Macrohomotoma gladiata(MAHOGL)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2015
From CABI Pest map 814 (2022): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
From CABI Pest map 814 (2022): Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/182) : first specimens were collected in September 2015 on a backyard Ficus microcarpa tree in the city of Anaheim (Orange county), California. Other specimens were later found in a nearby location.
* Rung A (2016) A new pest of ficus in California: Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama, 1908 (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Homotomidae), new to North America. Check List 12(3), 1882. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1882