Invasion information | ||
Range in Japan | Almost entire Japan | |
Origin | USA | |
Date | The first record in Japan was in 1989, when this species had already occurred in 22 prefectures. | |
Route | Accidental: Possibly hitchhiking on poinsettia imported from USA. | |
Impact | Damage on agriculture by carrying viruses (TYLCV). TYLCV has infested in Kyushu and Tokai District in Japan. TYLCV infesting in Japan belong to eastern Mediterranean strain. Native organism(s) affected: Crops such as pumpkin, tomato, etc. | |
Regulation in Japan | Aleyrodidae is designated as Quarantine Pest (the Plant Protection Law) | |
Introduced range in other countries | Worldwide. South Korea, Taiwan, continental China, India, W Asia, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, Mauritius, Reunion, Canary Islands, wide area in North and Latin America, Caribbean Islands, wide area in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, many Pacific silands (Hawaii, Guam, New Caledonia, Fiji, French Polynesia, etc.) |
Reference | Notes |
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100 of the Japan’s Worst Invasive Alien Species. This species was found as a strain (strain B, biotype B, new type, poinssetia strain) of Bemisia tabaci, and after described as a distinct species. This species is still treated as a strain of B. tabaci in some literature. |