EPPO Global Database

Scirtothrips aurantii(SCITAU)

Distribution details in Portugal (Madeira)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2024
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/099) : first found in 5 strawberry fields in the Island of Madeira in early 2024. Under eradication.
References
* Aguiar AM, Cravo D (2024) New records of thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia and Tubulifera) for Madeira Archipelago and Selvagens Islands and the first record of the thrips parasitoid Thripastichus gentilei (Del Guercio, 1931)(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal No. LXXIV, Art. 369

* NPPO of Portugal (2024-05).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...