EPPO Global Database

Thaumastocoris peregrinus(THMCPE)

Distribution details in Chile

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, subject to official control (2010-10)
From CABI Pest map 775 (2013): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/147) : first found in 2009 in region metropolitana, official control measures were taken. In addition, a biological control programme with a parasitoid (Cleruchoides noackae) has been initiated.
References
* ABRS (2009) Australian Faunal Directory. Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellap‚, 2006. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
------- http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Thaumastocoris_peregrinus accessed 15 February 2013.

* Ide M, Ruiz SG, Sandoval C, Valenzuela AEJ (2011) [Detection of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) associated to Eucalyptus spp. in Chile]. Bosque 32(3), 309-313 (in Spanish).
------- Metropolitana and Valparaiso regions.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Chile. Detección de Thaumastocoris peregrinus en Región Metropolitana (2010-10-18). https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* Soliman, E. P.; Wilcken, C. F.; Pereira, J. M.; Dias, T. K. R.; Zache, B.; Pogetto, M. H. F. A. dal; Barbosa, L. R. (2012) Phytoparasitica 40 (3), 223-230.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...