EPPO Global Database

Prodiplosis longifila(PRDILO)

Distribution details in Colombia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
According to Hernandez et al. (2015), present in the following provinces: Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Santander, Valle del Cauca.

EPPO Reporting Service (2026/010) : considered to be an emerging pest of Ruscus sp. and Cocculus sp.
References
* Gagné RJ (1994) The gall midges of the Neotropical region. Cornell University Press (US), 352 pp.

* Gagné RJ, Jaschhof M (2014) A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World. 3rd Edition. Digital version 2. http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/80420580/Gagne_2014_World_Cecidomyiidae_Catalog_3rd_Edition.pdf

* Hernandez LH, Guzman YC, Martinez-Arias A, Manzano MR, Selvaraj JJ (2015) The bud midge Prodiplosis longifila: Damage characteristics, potential distribution and presence on a new crop host in Colombia. Springerplus 4(205) DOI 10.1186/s40064-015-0987-6.
-------- Found in the departments of Antioquia, Boayaca, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Santander, Valle del Cauca,

* Valbuena-Gaona LA, Villamil-Martha HJ, Pardo-Ramírez LM, Ramírez-Gil JG (2025) Citizen science and digital data for trend analysis and impact assessment of Prodiplosis as an emerging pest in foliage crops. Agronomía Colombiana 43(1), 1-20. Doi: 10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n1.118919
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Ecuador Present, no details view...
Peru Present, no details view...