Oligonychus perseae(OLIGPA)
Distribution details in Greece
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2024
First recorded in: 2024
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/036) : observed in Zounaki (Chania district) and by autumn of 2024, it rapidly spread across nearly all regions where avocados are cultivated in the western and coastal part of Crete.
* Bitsakis D, Petrakis I, Stathakis T, Kapaxidi E, Varikou K, Papachristos D (2026) New records of Tetranychidae (Prostigmata) in avocado crops in Crete, Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 19:, 26-32. DOI 10.2478/hppj-2026-0004