Pectinophora gossypiella(PECTGO)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2018: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1917
Eradication in: 2018
From CABI Pest map 013 (1990): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1917
Eradication in: 2018
From CABI Pest map 013 (1990): Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/199) : USDA officially declared the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), eradicated from all commercial cotton-producing areas in the continental United States (USDA, 2019) and all remaining restrictions on the movement of cotton were removed.
* USDA (2018) Eradication of Pink bollworm https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-pink-bollworm-proclamation.pdf
* USDA (2019) Plant protection and quarantine: helping U.S. agriculture thrive - Across the country and around the world. Annual report 2018. 44 pp. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/report-ppq-2018.pdf
* USDA (2019) Plant protection and quarantine: helping U.S. agriculture thrive - Across the country and around the world. Annual report 2018. 44 pp. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/report-ppq-2018.pdf
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Present, no details |