Pest risk analysis of Marumba dyras from Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province

Marumba dyras species which belongs to Sphingidae family, Marumba genera is a vital leaf pest. The potential risk level of the pest in Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province was analyzed and assessed according to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) pest risk analysis methods, in terms of its distribution, spreading possibility, potential damaging degree, the importance of host plants and risk management difficulty. The results showed that the comprehensive risk "R" value of M. dyras in Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province was 0.96, indicating that M. dyras was a low risk forestry fauna.