EPPO Global Database

Trogoderma granarium(TROGGA)

Distribution details in Gambia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1994: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
The source of the doubtful record is the PNKTO data sheet of USDA. This quotes Banks (1977) who includes Gambia in a table under the heading "Areas where some authors say that T. granarium exists but others deny it". Swaine & Mutter (1961) indicate that the pest is present, while Reddy (1969) says it is absent.

There are no more recent records.
References
* Banks HJ (1977) Distribution and establishment of Trogoderma granarium: climatic and other influences. Journal of Stored Products Research 13, 183-202.

* Reddy DB (1969) Distribution of khapra beetle in the Southeast Asia and Pacific Region. APPPC Information Letter No. 70.

* Swaine G, Mutter S (1961) The khapra beetle. Tanganyika Ministry of Agriculture Bulletin No. 7.

* USDA (1983) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 30. Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.
------- Absent, unreliable record
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
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