EPPO Global Database

Megalurothrips usitatus(MEGTUS)

Distribution details in Cuba

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2019
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/058) : first found in 2019.
References
* Campos MS (2021) [Megalurothrips usitatus Bagnall (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an emergent pest in the common bean crop: Review]. Revista de Protección Vegetal 36(2), 8 pp. http://revistas.censa.edu.cu/index.php/RPV/article/view/1145/1827 (in Spanish).
------- First found in 2019 in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) fields.

* Guerra Arzuaga L, Cuellar Yanes L, Cabrera IM, Sanchez Castro A, Banos Dias HL, Campos MS (2021) [Influence of climatic variables on population fluctuation of thrips (Megalurothrips usitatus Bagnall) in common bean]. Revista de Protección Vegetal 36(2), 6 pp. http://revistas.censa.edu.cu/index.php/RPV/article/view/1148/1830 (in Spanish).

* Urdanivia Gutiérrez Y (2020) [First report for Cienfuegos of Megalurothrips usitatus Bagnall (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the cultivation of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).] Ciencia y Tecnologia Agropecuaria 5(2), 93-94. https://ojs.unipamplona.edu.co/ojsviceinves/index.php/rcyta/article/view/913 (in Spanish).
------- Found in January 2020 in the municipality of Lajas on Phaseolus vulgaris.