EPPO Global Database

Tetranychus evansi(TETREV)

Distribution details in Australia (Queensland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
From CABI (2019): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/210) : first found in October 2017 on tomato plants and weeds in a private garden in Brisbane.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Australia (AUS-87/1 of 2017-11-23) Detection of Tetranychus evansi in New South Wales and Queensland. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2017/11/detection-of-tetranychus-evansi-in-new-south-wales-and-queensland/