EPPO Global Database

Metcalfa pruinosa(METFPR)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2005
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/028) : first found in August 2005 in a persimmon (Diospyros kaki) orchard in Hanrim county (Gyeongnam province). Then found on other hosts and locations.
References
* Kim D, Lee MJ, Lee H, Ban YG, Kim DE (2022) The current status of invasive alien insect species in South Korea. Biodiversity Data Journal 10, e81941. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e81941

* Lee HS, Wilson SW (2010) First report of the Nearctic flatid planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) in the Republic of Korea (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Entomological News 121(5), 506-513.
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* Park CG, Min S, Lee GS, Kim S, Lee Y, Lee S, Hong KJ, Wilson SW, Akimoto SI, Lee W (2016) Genetic variability of the invasive species Metcalfa pruinosa (Hemiptera: Flatidae) in the Republic of Korea. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(4), 1897-1906.