Spodoptera littoralis(SPODLI)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2010: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1968
From CABI Pest map 232 (1967): Present, no details
First recorded in: 1968
From CABI Pest map 232 (1967): Present, no details
Outdoors in the south and in glasshouses in the north.
EPPO Reporting Service (99/142): mainly in Campania, Liguria and Sicilia. In other regions (Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Lazio, Puglia), occasional pest under protected conditions. Recently found in a glasshouse producing aquarium plants at Portici (Napoli, Campania).
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/077) : outbreaks in Liguria in 1999.
EPPO Reporting Service (2004/050) : first significant outbreak in 1968 in Sicilia. Remained in limited area for 20 years then started to spread. Now serious outbreaks in Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Liguria, Molise, Puglia, Sicilia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/150) : caught in pheromone traps in 1 vegetable field in Emilia-Romagna in autumn 2010. The Regional PPO declares the following pest status for Emilia-Romagna: Transient, under surveillance: few males captured in pheromone traps, in a single field in Romagna.
EPPO Reporting Service (99/142): mainly in Campania, Liguria and Sicilia. In other regions (Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Lazio, Puglia), occasional pest under protected conditions. Recently found in a glasshouse producing aquarium plants at Portici (Napoli, Campania).
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/077) : outbreaks in Liguria in 1999.
EPPO Reporting Service (2004/050) : first significant outbreak in 1968 in Sicilia. Remained in limited area for 20 years then started to spread. Now serious outbreaks in Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Liguria, Molise, Puglia, Sicilia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/150) : caught in pheromone traps in 1 vegetable field in Emilia-Romagna in autumn 2010. The Regional PPO declares the following pest status for Emilia-Romagna: Transient, under surveillance: few males captured in pheromone traps, in a single field in Romagna.
* Anonymous (1999) Bilancio Fitosanitario delle'anno 1999. Informatore Fitopatologico, no 1-2, 5-32 and no 3, 5-38.
* Cassulo, L. A.; Raineri, V. (1989) Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana 121 (2), 127-136.
------- First report from Liguria region.
* NPPO of Italy (2010-12).
* Parenzan, P. (1984) Entomologica 19, 97-134.
------- Southern Italy
* Sannino, L.; Espinosa, B. (1999) Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) harmful to aquarium plants. Informatore fitopatologico, no. 6, 55-59.
* Sannino, L. (2003) Spodoptera littoralis in Italia: possibili ragioni della crescente diffusione e mezzi di lotta. Informatore Fitopatologico, no. 6, 28-31.
* Venturini, V. (1975/1976) Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 13, 167-172.
------- First record from northern Italy. Glasshouse only.
* Cassulo, L. A.; Raineri, V. (1989) Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana 121 (2), 127-136.
------- First report from Liguria region.
* NPPO of Italy (2010-12).
* Parenzan, P. (1984) Entomologica 19, 97-134.
------- Southern Italy
* Sannino, L.; Espinosa, B. (1999) Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) harmful to aquarium plants. Informatore fitopatologico, no. 6, 55-59.
* Sannino, L. (2003) Spodoptera littoralis in Italia: possibili ragioni della crescente diffusione e mezzi di lotta. Informatore Fitopatologico, no. 6, 28-31.
* Venturini, V. (1975/1976) Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 13, 167-172.
------- First record from northern Italy. Glasshouse only.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Absent, no pest record | ||
| France | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Slovenia | Absent, no pest record | ||
| Switzerland | Absent, pest no longer present |