EPPO Global Database

Scirtothrips dorsalis(SCITDO)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2023-12)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/129) : found in the comarca of Vega Baja (Comunidad Valenciana).

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/183) : found in Andalucía. Under eradication

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/009) : first found in Islas Canarias (Spain) and in Murcia, and new outbreak in a nursery in Andalucía.
References
* Anonymous (2017) La Generalitat Valenciana activa medidas de control por trips del té en citricos (Scitothrips dorsalis), una plagua de cuarentena. Phytoma Espana no. 285, p 2.

* NPPO of Spain (2019-08, 2023-11)

* Mouratidis A, Bastin S, Pomposo M, Marrero E, Goldarazena A, Hernández-Suárez E (2024) First report of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood in the Canary Islands. EPPO Bulletin 54(1), 61-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12968
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Portugal Present, restricted distribution view...