Penthimiola bella(PETHBE)
Distribution details in Morocco
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
First recorded in: 2018
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/033) : first found in 2018 in avocado (Persea americana) orchards near Mnasra (Kénitra province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region) and Laouamra (Larache province, Tanger-Tétouan region).
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/187) : first record on citrus. Not damaging.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/187) : first record on citrus. Not damaging.
* Haddad N, Ait Baddou S, Benkirane R, Smaili MC (2025) The citrus leafhopper Penthimiola bella (Stål)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), infesting avocado and citrus trees in Morocco. EPPO Bulletin 55(2), 285-292.
* Smaili MC, Benyahia H (2018) Alerte ! Nouvelle cicadelle Penthimiola bella sur l’avocatier au Maroc. Agriculture du Maghreb no. 115, 85-87.
* Smaili MC, Benyahia H (2018) Alerte ! Nouvelle cicadelle Penthimiola bella sur l’avocatier au Maroc. Agriculture du Maghreb no. 115, 85-87.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Present, restricted distribution |