EPPO Global Database

Parasaissetia nigra(SAISNI)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2014
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, few occurrences (2019-02)
Comments
First found in June 2014 on an ornamental pomegranate (Punica granatum) tree in the campus of the Agricultural University of Athens.
References
* NPPO of Greece (2019-02).

* Tsagkarakis AE, Ben-Dov Y, Papadoulis GT (2016) First record of the invasive species Parasaissetia nigra in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 25, 12-15.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...