EPPO Global Database

Stephanitis pyrioides(STEPPY)

Distribution details in United States of America (New Jersey)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1910s
From CABI Pest map 768 (2012): Present, no details
Comments
First found in New Jersey in the 1910s (first US record).
References
* Labonte JR, Valente TE (2015) Azalea lace bug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott): a new pest for the Pacific Northwest. Poster presented at the 26th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (Annapolis, US, 2015-01-13/16).

* Nair S, Braman SK (2012) A scientific review on the ecology and management of the azalea lace bug Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) (Tingidae: Hemiptera). Journal of Entomological Science 47(3), 247-263.