7fa6739a-4e09-4982-b73f-784504697b57 Poland 2017-10-17 Summary of the Express Pest Risk Analysis for Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850) Helicoverpa zea is a butterfly species in the family Noctuidae. The species is widely distributed across warmer regions of America. Polyphagous larvae cause serious economic losses in cotton, sorghum, maize and tomato crops.

Butterflies are highly mobile, ranging over wide areas and can settle for a while colder regions (north Canada, south Argentina). Considering  climatic conditions in PRA area, it is unlikely that pest will be able to have a permanent populations. PRA area will be endangered in case of occurence of numerous H. zea populations in south Europe (similar situation is with related species Helicoverpa  armigera)

There is a risk of crop losses in protected conditions in case of pest occurrence in PRA area.

]]> EPPO Secretariat (EPPO entered these PRAs in the platform for INSTYTUT OCHRONY ROSLIN ) Instytut Ochrony Roslin Helicoverpa zea Abelmoschus esculentus Abutilon theophrasti Amaranthus Arachis hypogaea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Brassica oleracea var. capitata Cajanus cajan Capsicum Capsicum annuum Chenopodium quinoa Cicer arietinum Citrus Coronilla varia Cucumis melo Cucumis sativus Fragaria Fragaria x ananassa Geranium carolinianum Gerbera Glycine max Gossypium Helianthus annuus Ipomoea purpurea Lactuca sativa Lamium amplexicaule Lespedeza juncea Lonicera japonica Medicago lupulina Medicago sativa Nicotiana tabacum Panicum miliaceum Phaseolus Phaseolus vulgaris Salix Solanum lycopersicum Solanum melongena Sorghum bicolor Spinacia oleracea Trifolium Trifolium incarnatum Vicia sativa Vicia villosa Vigna unguiculata Zea mays Poland Heliothis zea.pdf https://pra.eppo.int/getfile/7dbbd321-e218-4123-bb26-66f1e531b663