EPPO Global Database

Phyllocoptes fructiphilus(PHYCFR)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/210) : first found in Florida in February 2019 on roses.
References
* EPPO (2018) Pest Risk Analysis for Rose rosette virus (Emaravirus) and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus (Acari: Eriophyoidae)

* Fife A, Bolton S, Griesheimer JL, Paret M, Martini X (2020) First report of Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer (Eriophyidae), the vector of the rose rosette virus, in Florida, USA. Florida Entomologist 103(3), 411-414.