EPPO Global Database

Prodiplosis longifila(PRDILO)

Distribution details in Ecuador

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1986
Comments
First reported in 1986, in El Oro province. It then spread to coastal areas and valleys. It reached Valle del Chota in 1998. Main losses were reported the main tomato-growing areas in Manabí, Guayas, El Oro, Carchi, Imbabura and Loja.
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

* Velasco-Cuervo SM, Espinosa LL, Duque-Gamboa DN, Castillo-Cárdenas MF, Hernández LM, Guzmán YC, Manzano MR, Toro-Perea N (2016) Barcoding, population structure, and demographic history of Prodiplosis longifila associated with the Andes. En Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 158(2), 217-227.
------- in provinces of Chota, Ibarra, Mira, Piquiucho.


* INTERNET
- Anonymous (2012) Tomate: manejo sostenible de la negrita Prodiplosis longifila en el Ecuador. El Productor (magazine). http://elproductor.com/2012/04/19/tomate-manejo-sostenible-de-la-negrita-prodiplosis-longifila-en-el-ecuador/
- Valarezo OC, Cañarte MCB, Navarrete BC, Arias M (2003) Prodiplosis longifila (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): principal plaga del tomate en Ecuador. Proyecto IG CV 028. Estacion Esperimental Porto Viejo , Ecuador, 95 pp.
ttp://repositorio.iniap.gob.ec/handle/41000/1324
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, no details view...
Peru Present, no details view...