Scirtothrips dorsalis(SCITDO)
Distribution details in Brazil
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2018
First recorded in: 2018
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/216) : first reported in 2018 in seedlings of Anacardium occidentale growing in a greenhouse in the state of Ceara.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/055) : causing damage in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production in the state of Bahia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/092) : found for the first time in Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí and São Paulo.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/055) : causing damage in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production in the state of Bahia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/092) : found for the first time in Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí and São Paulo.
* Alves EC, Marinho-Prado JS, Silva NM, Souza B, Moriya LM, Piza PL, Lima ÉF (2026) Spread of the polyphagous pest Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Brazilian crops. Phytoparasitica 54(2), 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-026-01380-0
* Dias-Pini NS, Lima MGA, Lima EFB, Maciel GPS, Duarte PM (2018) Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): a newly introduced polyphagous pest in northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 47, 725–728.
* Nakayama K, Lindner MF (2022) Ocorrência do tripes da pimenta (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, [Thysanoptera: Thripidae]) em cacaueiro (Theobroma cacao L.). Agrotrópica 34(2), 121 - 130.
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* Dias-Pini NS, Lima MGA, Lima EFB, Maciel GPS, Duarte PM (2018) Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): a newly introduced polyphagous pest in northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 47, 725–728.
* Nakayama K, Lindner MF (2022) Ocorrência do tripes da pimenta (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, [Thysanoptera: Thripidae]) em cacaueiro (Theobroma cacao L.). Agrotrópica 34(2), 121 - 130.
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| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| French Guiana | Present, no details | ||
| Peru | Present, no details | ||
| Suriname | Present, no details | ||
| Venezuela | Present, no details |