Opogona sacchari
Common name (English)
Banana moth
Ηabitat
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Habitat detail
The insect was caught in traps in garden centres in Nicosia district in August 2019, as part of national official surveys.
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
2011
Impacts
Reduced performance of host-plants; eradicated from ornamental plants.
Pathway
Pathway detail
It can be noted that O. sacchari had been first detected in 2011 on ornamental plants in the warehouses of two traders but had been eradicated.
References
EPPO (2020) First report of Opogona sacchari in Cyprus. EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 2020 Num. article: 2020/008 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6686 [Accessed on: 06.07.2022]