EPPO Global Database

Pezothrips kellyanus(PEZTKE)

Distribution details in Croatia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
First found in 2016 in an orange orchard in Komiža, then in a mixed plantation of in Hvar (mixed plantation of orange, lemon and grapefruit) and in Kaštel Kambelovac (orange and mandarin).
References
* Šimala M, Pintar M, Milek TM, Markotić V (2017) [Pezothrips kellyanus (Bagnall, 1916) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) - a new citrus pest in Croatia]. Glasilo Biljne Zaštite 17(6), 539-547 (in Croatian).
------- First record.