EPPO Global Database

Thrips setosus(THRISE)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2018-01)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/012) : first found in 2015 on Hydrangea plants grown for cut flower production near Hamburg. Further findings were made in Baden-Württemberg in 2016.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/157) : found on Hydrangea pot plants in a greenhouse of a nursery in North Rhine Westphalia in 2017.

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/095) : more outbreaks reported in Brandenburg, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/199) : considered widespread in many areas of Germany. No phytosanitary measures applied.
References
* NPPO of Germany (2016-10, 2017-07, 2018-01, 2019-10).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belgium Present, few occurrences view...
Czech Republic Absent, confirmed by survey view...
France Present, widespread view...
Netherlands Present, restricted distribution view...