European grape thrips Scirtothrips 7 New Caledonia, Yes, NSW, SA and Feeding and breeding on None Yes (WA) No albomaculatus Australia () Qld (). leaves of Dodonaea Bianchi viscosa (Sapindaceae), Declared pest, adults collected from prohibited by WA () many plants, including Citrus, Rosa and Acacia () Scirtothrips aurantii 3, 7 Africa, Australia Yes, Qld, NSW (). Young leaves and fruits, Interception group D; from cut-flowers Yes (WA) No Faure () highly polyphagous, and snow peas. Five interceptions Declared pest, including Bryophyllum from Africa at US ports from South African citrus prohibited by WA delagoense in Australia () () thrips (). Identified as high priority pest for citrus industry by Plant Health Australia as the species in Australia has not switched to citrus in the field to date. As of 2015, this species is not known to be a pest of citrus in Australia (; ) Scirtothrips citri 4, 6 North and No record found () Young tissues of leaves None Yes No (Moulton) Central America and fruits; pupating on () trees or in soil, primarily California citrus on Citrus, and also Rhusa thrips (Anacardiaceae) () Scirtothrips dorsalis 1, 2, 4, 6 Widespread Yes, widespread Young leaves and Interception group B; from numerous No Yes (; ) Hood across Asia, across northern sometimes flowers, pathways, including cut-flowers, between Australia () highly polyphagous () Actinidia, Citrus fruit, Asparagus Chilli thrips Pakistan, Japan spears. Three interceptions from Africa and Australia; at US ports from 1983-1999 (). introduced to Intercepted on Acacia jarnesian, Israel and the Asparagus and Oncidium from
European grape thrips Scirtothrips albomaculatus Bianchi 7 New Caledonia, Australia () Yes, NSW, SA and Qld (). Declared pest, prohibited by WA () Feeding and breeding on leaves of Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindaceae), adults collected from many plants, including Citrus, Rosa and Acacia () None Yes (WA) No Scirtothrips aurantii Faure South African citrus thrips 3, 7 Africa, Australia () Yes, Qld, NSW (). Declared pest, prohibited by WA (). Young leaves and fruits, highly polyphagous, including Bryophyllum delagoense in Australia () Identified as high priority pest for citrus industry by Plant Health Australia as the species in Australia has not switched to citrus in the field to date. As of 2015, this species is not known to be a pest of citrus in Australia (; ) Interception group D; from cut-flowers and snow peas. Five interceptions from Africa at US ports from () Yes (WA) No Scirtothrips citri (Moulton) California citrus thrips 4, 6 North and Central America () No record found () Young tissues of leaves and fruits; pupating on trees or in soil, primarily on Citrus, and also Rhusa (Anacardiaceae) () None Yes No Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood Chilli thrips 1, 2, 4, 6 Widespread across Asia, between Pakistan, Japan and Australia; introduced to Israel and the Yes, widespread across northern Australia () Young leaves and sometimes flowers, highly polyphagous () Interception group B; from numerous pathways, including cut-flowers, Actinidia, Citrus fruit, Asparagus spears. Three interceptions from Africa at US ports from 1983-1999 (). Intercepted on Acacia jarnesian, Asparagus and Oncidium from No Yes (; )
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