Thrips parvispinus(THRIPV)
Distribution details in Costa Rica
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2024
First recorded in: 2024
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/229) : detected for the first time in Alajuela province on bell pepper (Capsicum annuum), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and ornamental Croton sp.
* Rodríguez Arrieta JA, Barrientos Castro A, Masís Arce J, Varela Benavides IL (2025) First report of the pepper thrips Thrips parvispinus (Karny) in Costa Rica. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 28 (3) http://doi.org/10.56369/tsaes.6334