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Datasheet

Retithrips syriacus (black vine thrips)

Summary

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  • 02 July 2014
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Natural Enemy
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Retithrips syriacus
  • Preferred Common Name
  • black vine thrips
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Retithrips syriacus (Mayet)

Preferred Common Name

  • black vine thrips

Other Scientific Names

  • Dictyothrips zanoniana Del Guercio
  • Heliothrips syriacus Mayet
  • Retithrips aegyptiaca (R. aegyptiacus) MARCHAL
  • Retithrips aegyptiacus Marchal
  • Stylothrips bondari Morgan

International Common Names

  • English: castor thrips

EPPO code

  • RETTSY (Retithrips syriacus)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Thysanoptera
  •                         Family: Thripidae
  •                             Genus: Retithrips
  •                                 Species: Retithrips syriacus

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

IndiaPresentCAB Abstracts
-Tamil NaduUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
IraqPresentHamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004
IsraelUnconfirmed record

AFRICA

TunisiaPresentElimem et al., 2011

NORTH AMERICA

USAPresent
-FloridaPresent

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Acacia longifolia (golden wattle)FabaceaeUnknown
Ampelopsis aconitifolia (monkhood-vine)VitaceaeUnknown
Arachis hypogaea (groundnut)FabaceaeUnknown
Carya illinoinensis (pecan)JuglandaceaeOther
Castanea (chestnuts)FagaceaeUnknown
Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree)FabaceaeUnknown
Cocos nucifera (coconut)ArecaceaeUnknown
Coffea (coffee)RubiaceaeUnknown
Cotinus coggygria (fustet)AnacardiaceaeUnknown
CotoneasterRosaceaeUnknown
Cydonia oblonga (quince)RosaceaeOther
Dimocarpus longan (longan tree)SapindaceaeUnknown
Diospyros kaki (persimmon)EbenaceaeOther
Dodonaea viscosa (switch sorrel)SapindaceaeUnknown
EucalyptusMyrtaceaeUnknown
Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)MyrtaceaeUnknown
FeijoaMyrtaceaeUnknown
FicusMoraceaeUnknown
FuchsiaOnagraceaeUnknown
Gossypium (cotton)MalvaceaeUnknown
Jatropha curcas (jatropha)EuphorbiaceaeUnknown
Juglans regia (walnut)JuglandaceaeUnknown
Lagerstroemia indica (Indian crape myrtle)LythraceaeUnknown
LeucaenaFabaceaeUnknown
Lonicera (honeysuckles)CaprifoliaceaeUnknown
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeUnknown
Mangifera indica (mango)AnacardiaceaeUnknown
Manihot esculenta (cassava)EuphorbiaceaeUnknown
Manilkara zapota (sapodilla)SapotaceaeUnknown
Musa (banana)MusaceaeUnknown
Myrtus communis (myrtle)MyrtaceaeUnknown
Persea americana (avocado)LauraceaeUnknown
Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean)FabaceaeUnknown
Pistacia vera (pistachio)AnacardiaceaeUnknown
Platanus (planes)PlatanaceaeUnknown
Populus (poplars)SalicaceaeUnknown
Prunus salicina (Japanese plum)RosaceaeOther
Psidium guajava (guava)MyrtaceaeUnknown
Pyrus communis (European pear)RosaceaeUnknown
Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)AnacardiaceaeUnknown
Ricinus communis (castor bean)EuphorbiaceaeUnknown
Rosa (roses)RosaceaeOther
Syzygium cumini (black plum)MyrtaceaeUnknown
Syzygium jambos (rose apple)MyrtaceaeUnknown
Vigna unguiculata (cowpea)FabaceaeUnknown
Vitis vinifera (grapevine)VitaceaeUnknown

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

abnormal shape
discoloration
internal feeding
lesions: scab or pitting
reduced size

Inflorescence

internal feeding
lesions; flecking; streaks (not Poaceae)

Leaves

abnormal colours
frass visible
internal feeding
necrotic areas

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Geocoris ochropterusPredator
Metaseiulus occidentalisPredator

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Brazil: Unconfirmed recordIsrael: Unconfirmed recordIsrael: Unconfirmed recordIndia: PresentIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIraq: Present
Hamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004Iraq: Present
Hamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004Iraq: Present
Hamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004Tunisia: Present
Elimem et al., 2011Tunisia: Present
Elimem et al., 2011USA: PresentUSA: PresentUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Israel: Unconfirmed recordIndia: PresentTamil Nadu: Unconfirmed recordIraq: Present
Hamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004
Distribution map (europe) Iraq: Present
Hamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004Tunisia: Present
Elimem et al., 2011
Distribution map (africa) Israel: Unconfirmed recordIraq: Present
Hamodi & Abdul-Rassoul, 2004Tunisia: Present
Elimem et al., 2011
Distribution map (north america) USA: PresentFlorida: Present
Distribution map (central america) USA: PresentFlorida: Present
Distribution map (south america) Brazil: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (pacific)