EPPO Global Database

Oligonychus perseae(OLIGPA)

Distribution details in Morocco

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/032) : first found in 2018 in several avocado (Persea americana) orchards near Mnasra (Kénitra province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region) and Laouamra (Larache province, Tanger-Tétouan region).
References
* Smaili MC, Benyahia H (2018) Alerte ! Invasion et la recrudescence des dégâts d’un nouveau ravageur émergent sur avocatier au Maroc : Oligonychus perseae (Acari : Tetranychidae). Agriculture du Maghreb no. 115, 88-89.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Islas Canárias Present, no details view...
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...