EPPO Global Database

Dendroctonus micans(DENCMI)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1993: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1973
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Restricted to the west (Wales and adjoining counties of England, Lancashire). Since 1993, subject to an EU protected zone for Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey.
References
* Anon. (1986) Plant Health Information Sheet, Forestry Commission, UK No. 9, 4 pp.

* Bevan, D. (1982) Research Information Note, Forestry Commission, UK No. 74, 2 pp.
------- First record for Britain.

* Bevan, D.; King, C.J. (1983) Dendroctonus micans Kug. - a new pest of spruce in UK. Commonwealth Forestry Review 62(1), 41-51.
------- Contains information on world distribution.

* Fielding NJ, Evans HF, Williams JM, Evans B (1991) Distribution and Spread of the Great European Spruce Bark Beetle, Dendroctonus micans , in Britain—1982 to 1989. Forestry (Oxford) 64 (4), 345-358.
------- Contains information on distribution.

* USDA (1987) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 81. European spruce beetle, Dendroctonus micans. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.