EPPO Global Database

Neotoxoptera formosana(NEOTFO)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2001: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1999
Eradication in: 2001
From CABI Pest map 620 (2001): Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
Found in September 1999 on Welsh onions (Allium fistulosum) in a plastic tub in the Model Vegetable Garden at RHS Wisley, Surrey. A nearby tub of garlic (A. sativum) and Chinese chives (A. tuberosum) were also lightly infested. All infested plants were destroyed and the pest is now considered eradicated (NPPO, 2005).
References
* Cannon R, Hammon R, Bartlett P. (2001) CSL Plant Pest Notice No. 29. Crown Copyright, UK.

* Halstead AJ (2000) British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 13 (2), 94.
------- First report in Europe.

* NHM (1999).

* NPPO of the UK (2005-12).