Phthorimaea operculella(PHTOOP)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1993: Present, widespread
From CABI Pest map 010 (2012): Present, widespread
From CABI Pest map 010 (2012): Present, widespread
From NPPO: Present, widespread
From NAPPO (1992): present restricted distribution.
* NPPO of the USA (1993).
* Cooper, S. G.; Douches, D. S.; Zarka, K.; Grafius, E. J. (2009) American Journal of Potato Research 86 (1), 24-30.
------- Northwest.
* Metcalf, C. L.; Flint, W. P. (1962) Destructive and useful insects. Their habits and control (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York and London, 1087 pp.
* Opler, P. A.; Lotts, K.; Naberhaus, T. (2010) Potato Tuberworm Moth: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873). Butterflies and Moths of North America. Big Sky Institute, Bozeman, MT, USA. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=6250.
* Shands, W. A.; Landis, B. J. (1964) USDA Agricultural Handbook 264, 61 pp.
------- Established in 22 states from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. However, damage rarely occurs in the field except in California and in the coastal sections of Virginia.
* Cooper, S. G.; Douches, D. S.; Zarka, K.; Grafius, E. J. (2009) American Journal of Potato Research 86 (1), 24-30.
------- Northwest.
* Metcalf, C. L.; Flint, W. P. (1962) Destructive and useful insects. Their habits and control (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York and London, 1087 pp.
* Opler, P. A.; Lotts, K.; Naberhaus, T. (2010) Potato Tuberworm Moth: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873). Butterflies and Moths of North America. Big Sky Institute, Bozeman, MT, USA. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=6250.
* Shands, W. A.; Landis, B. J. (1964) USDA Agricultural Handbook 264, 61 pp.
------- Established in 22 states from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. However, damage rarely occurs in the field except in California and in the coastal sections of Virginia.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia | Absent, pest no longer present | |
| Canada | Absent, pest no longer present | ||
| Mexico | Present, no details |