EPPO Global Database

Scirtothrips dorsalis(SCITDO)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2020
Eradication in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2021-07)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/131) : first reported from blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus) in October 2020 in Adana province.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/153) : the pest had been found in blueberry seedlings grown in a greenhouse for adaptation studies in October 2020 (see above). Insecticides were applied in the infested site and further inspections did not detect the pest which is now considered to be eradicated.

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/128) : on orange trees (Citrus sinensis) in an orchard in Antalya province, on strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) in Adana province.
References
* Atakan E, Pehlivan S (2021) First report of the chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 45, 156-160. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2012-14

* Atakan E, Pehlivan S (2021) A new harmful thrips species in orange in Antalya province: Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences 34(3), 273-277. https://doi.org/10.29136/mediterranean.1013009

* NPPO of Turkey (2021-07).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Iran Present, restricted distribution view...