EPPO Global Database

Aproceros leucopoda(APRCLE)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/001) : first found in 2021 in Virginia. Subsequently, it was also found in 4 other US states: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland and New York.

In 2023, also found in Massachussett, Ohio, Vermont.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/164) : in 2024, also found in Minnesota.
References
* INTERNET
- Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Blog (2023-09-28) Invasive elm zigzag sawfly found in Massachusetts. https://massnrc.org/pests/blog/?p=3272
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture (2024-07-06) Invasive insect elm zigzag sawfly found for the first time in Minnesota. https://www.mda.state.mn.us/invasive-insect-elm-zigzag-sawfly-found-first-time-minnesota
------- First found in 2024 in Minnesota (reported by a citizen and then confirmed by the Smithonian Institute Museum of Natural History).
- USDA Forest Service. News Release of 2023-09-05. New invasive tree pest discovered in Ohio - The elm zigzag sawfly has been discovered infesting elm trees in Delaware and Franklin counties. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/news/releases/new-invasive-tree-pest-discovered-ohio-elm-zigzag-sawfly-has-been-discovered
- Vermont Government. Department of Forests - Parks and Recreation. Press Release of 2023-08-15. Invasive insect elm zigzag sawfly confirmed in Vermont. https://fpr.vermont.gov/news/invasive-insect-elm-zigzag-sawfly-confirmed-vermont
------- First record in Vermont. Found in several locations (Alburg, Milton, North Hero, Swanton).

* Oten KL, Day E, Dellinger T, Disque HH, Barringer LE, Cancelliere J, Somers L, Bertone MA (2023) First records of elm zigzag sawfly (Hymenoptera: Argidae) in the United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 14(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad009
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Québec Present, restricted distribution view...