EPPO Global Database

Thrips palmi(THRIPL)

Distribution details in Bermuda

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1994: Absent, unreliable record
From NPPO: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
Record given by the Mexican Plant Protection Service (EPPO Reporting Service (94/057)). Doubtful. IICA Caraphin Report (Jan-Jun 1994) indicates it is not present.

EPPO Reporting Service (95/013): according to NAPPO Newsletter, the Department of Agriculture declares that Thrips palmi has never been found in Bermuda.
References
* Anonymous (1993) Thrips palmi, una amenaza para la horticultura y fruticultura nacional. Boletin Fitosanitario 2(2), p 3.

* Anonymous (1994) CARAPHIN - Plant Health, January-June 1994, 45 pp.

* Anonymous (1994) Thrips palmi continued. NAPPO Newsletter 14(4), p 7.

* From OIRSA
------- Absent, unreliable record