EPPO Global Database

Thaumetopoea pityocampa(THAUPI)

Distribution details in Libya

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 366 (1977): Present, no details
References
* Alsanousi A, Sheip YH (2022) Prevalence and distribution of pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in Shahat’s Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) plantations, Al-JabalAl-Akhdar, Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences 37(4), 394-404.

* El Mokhefi M, Kerdelhué C, Burban C, Battisti A, Chakali G, Simonato M (2016) Genetic differentiation of the pine processionary moth at the southern edge of its range: contrasting patterns between mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Ecololgy and Evolution, 6: 4274-4288. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2194

* Kerdelhué C, Zane L, Simonato M, Salvato P, Rousselet J, Roques A, Battisti A (2009) Quaternary history and contemporary patterns in a currently expanding species. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9, 220.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Algeria Present, widespread view...
Tunisia Present, restricted distribution view...