EPPO Global Database

Thaumastocoris peregrinus(THMCPE)

Distribution details in Malawi

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Pest map 775 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/147) : first found in June 2008.
References
* Montemayor SI, Dellapé PM, Melo MC (2014) Geographical distribution modelling of the bronze bug: a worldwide invasion. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/afe.12088

* Nadel RL, Slippers B, Scholes MC, Lawson SA, Noack AE, Wilcken CF, Bouvet JP, Wingfield MJ (2010) DNA bar-coding reveals source and patterns of Thaumastocoris peregrinus invasions in South Africa and South America. Biological Invasions 12, 1067-1077.

* Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Nambazimana A, Kayumba I, Nibouche S, van der Lingen S, Asfaw BA, Jenya H, Mutitu EK, Makowe IA, Chungu D, Kiwuso P, Kulimushi E, Razafindrakotomamonjy A, Bosu PP, Sookar P, Hurley BP (2020) Distribution and genetic diversity of five invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological Invasions 22, 2205–2221.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mozambique Present, no details view...
Tanzania Present, no details view...
Zambia Present, no details view...