EPPO Global Database

Parabemisia myricae(PRABMY)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, few records - probably extinct (2011-06).
From CABI Pest map 479 (1992): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1996/31) : first seen in Malaga province in 1991. Then spread to all citrus-growing areas in Spain. Mostly under control by natural enemies, but can still cause significant damage.

From NPPO (2011): this species is now probably extinct.
References
* Garrido A (1995) Moscas blancas en España en los cítricos: Importancia, interacción entre especies, problemática y estrategia de control. Phytoma España, No. 72, 41-47.

* Hernández-Suárez E, Martin JH, Gill RJ, Bedford ID, Malumphy CP, Reyes Betancort JA, Carnero A (2012) The aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) of the Canary Islands with special reference to Aleyrodes, Siphoninus, and the challenges of puparial morphology in Bemisia. Zootaxa, 3212, 1-76. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03212p076.pdf
------- Islas Canarias (Gran Canaria, Tenerife).

* Mifsud D, Cocquempot C, Mühlethaler R, Wilson M, Streito JC (2010) Other Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha (Aleyrodidae, Phylloxeroidea, and Psylloidea) and Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Chapter 9.4. BioRisk 4(1), 511–552.

* NPPO of Spain (2011-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, restricted distribution view...
France Corse Present, no details view...
Morocco Present, no details view...
Portugal Present, restricted distribution view...