Ability to Respond Total:15 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:Medium
Confidence Notes:Fairly recent pest (first recorded 1996), information about the pest and management is limited.
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
May be transported long distances on infested plants, fresh plant parts, or soil and leaf litter. Can disperse locally by flight.
5
Spread Amount
Has invaded areas with climates similar to California and is expected to encounter suitable host material throughout much of the state.
5
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
May feed on several threatened and endangered species. Increased insecticide usage would result to manage this pest if it established threatening environmental quality.
2
Agricultural
Serious pest of citrus. Feeding can lead to reduced yields and disfigure fruit with stem-end scarring, ring-scarring with halo, and rind discoloration. Additional crops likely to be affected.
4
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
Impacts several ornamental plants.
1
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
17
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
Difficult to detect due to their small size, cryptic habits.
2
Control
Difficult to control. No reliable control methods (biological, cultural, mechanical etc.) have been found.
