Thrips palmi(THRIPL)
Distribution details in Ghana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2015: Absent, unreliable record
Numerous interceptions (mainly on aubergines) but these have not been confirmed by other sources. A paper (Baah et al., 2015) about field trials conducted in Ghana, strongly indicates that the pest is present.
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/098) : detected on Celosia cut flowers from Ghana imported into UK.
EPPO Reporting Service (2003/048) - EPPO Reporting Service (2003/122) : detected on aubergines imported from Ghana to Netherlands.
EPPO Reporting Service (2004/081) : detected on aubergines and Momordica imported from Ghana to Netherlands, and again in 2004/127.
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/093) - EPPO Reporting Service (2006/132)
EPPO Reporting Service (2006/238) - EPPO Reporting Service (2007/015)
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/065) - EPPO Reporting Service (2013/088)
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/054) - EPPO Reporting Service (2015/080)
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/195) : more interceptions.
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/098) : detected on Celosia cut flowers from Ghana imported into UK.
EPPO Reporting Service (2003/048) - EPPO Reporting Service (2003/122) : detected on aubergines imported from Ghana to Netherlands.
EPPO Reporting Service (2004/081) : detected on aubergines and Momordica imported from Ghana to Netherlands, and again in 2004/127.
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/093) - EPPO Reporting Service (2006/132)
EPPO Reporting Service (2006/238) - EPPO Reporting Service (2007/015)
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/065) - EPPO Reporting Service (2013/088)
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/054) - EPPO Reporting Service (2015/080)
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/195) : more interceptions.
* Baah FA, Osekre EA, Mochiah MB, Logah V (2015) Effect of different levels of nitrogen in liquid fertilizer on the population dynamics and within plant distribution of Aphis gossypii and Thrips palmi and yield of eggplant. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture 9(1) 17715, 10 pp. http://sciencedomain.org/abstract/9987
------- Field trials conducted in Ghana which strongly suggest the presence of the pest.
------- Field trials conducted in Ghana which strongly suggest the presence of the pest.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | Absent, unreliable record | ||
| Cote d'Ivoire | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Togo | Absent, unreliable record |