EPPO Global Database

Aphis illinoisensis(APHIIL)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2011
From CABI Pest map 701 (2012): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/033) : detected in Sicilia in the in the vineyards of the Etna area (Province of Catania).

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/229) : also recorded in September 2021 in the urban area of Colli Aniene (Rome) on Vitis labrusca. Photos of this first finding on the mainland had been posted on social media and the identity of the aphid was then confirmed by an aphidologist.
References
* Casiraghi A (2021) First record of the invasive grapevine aphid Aphis illinoisensis Shimer, 1866 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in mainland Italy. Bonn zoological Bulletin 70(2), 373–375.

* NPPO of Italy (2011-12).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Slovenia Present, few occurrences view...