EPPO Global Database

Paraleyrodes minei(PARYMI)

Distribution details in United States of America (California)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2000: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1984
From CABI Pest map 796 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First noted in 1984 in San Diego on citrus and avocado (undescribed species at that time - later confirmed as P.minei), its range has expanded to include most of the southern coastal portions of California, north to Ventura County and inland to Riverside County.
References
* Bellows TS, Meisenbacher C, Headrick DH (1998) Field biology of Paraleyrodes minei (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Southern California. Environmental Entomology 27(2), 277-281.

* Martin JH, Mifsud D, Rapisarda C (2000) The whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin of Entomological Research 90, 407-448.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...