EPPO Global Database

Megalurothrips usitatus(MEGTUS)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/058) : first observed in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) crops in Villa Hidalgo (Nayarit) in May 2021.
References
* Campos OJC, Monroy AC, Arrieta JAR, Bermúdez AR, Soriano BAL, Velasco CR, Landa ÁIZ, Virgen MOE (2023) New report of the exotic species Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) infesting three commercial legumes in Nayarit, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 105(4), 316-318.
------- In common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus), and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) grown in Nayarit.

* INTERNET
SENASICA (2022-02-10) Alerta en Nayarit por plaga no registrada en México. Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad (SENASICA) notas periodísticas. https://prod.senasica.gob.mx/ALERTAS/inicio/pages/single.php?noticia=13952 (last accessed 2022-03)
Situation in neighbouring countries
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Belize Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, no details view...
United States of America Florida Present, no details view...