EPPO Global Database

Aphis citricidus(TOXOCI)

Distribution details in Morocco

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Absent, invalid record
Comments
Michaud (1998) mentions records of the aphid in Morocco, but this has not been confirmed by other studies. More recently extensive surveys on citrus tristeza did not detect the pest (Afechtal et al., 2015).
References
* Afechtal M, Djelouah K, Cocuzza G, D'Onghia AM (2015) Large scale survey of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) and its aphid vectors in Morocco. Acta Horticulturae 1065, 753-757.
-------- Not found during a large scale survey on CTV.

* Michaud JP (1998) A review of the literature on Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) (Homoptera: Aphididae). The Florida Entomologist 81(1), 37-61.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...