EPPO Global Database

Cydalima perspectalis(DPHNPE)

Distribution details in United States of America (Michigan)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
USDA (2021) Between August 2020 and April 2021, a nursery in Canada shipped boxwood (Buxus species) that may have been infested with box tree moth to locations in six states—25 retail facilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina—and a distribution center in Tennessee. On May 26 2021, the pest has been identified in three facilities in Michigan, one in Connecticut, and one in South Carolina, and APHIS is working with state plant regulatory officials to determine whether other facilities may be impacted.

2023: quarantine area established: prohibition of interstate movement of regulated articles of Buxus spp. from the entire counties of Lenawee and Washtenaw, and parts of the county of Monroe and Jackson.
References
INTERNET
* The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Press Release of 2021-06-03. CAES announces the finding of the box tree moth in Connecticut. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CAES/DOCUMENTS/Publications/Press_Releases/2021/CAES-Press-Release-Box-Tree-Moth-CT-6-3-21.pdf
* PennStateExtension. Box Tree Moth (updated 2023-02-18). https://extension.psu.edu/box-tree-moth
* USDA (2021-05-26) USDA confirms box tree moth and takes action to contain and eradicate the pest. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2021/sa-05/box-tree-moth

* NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System. Official Pest Reports.
- USA (2023-06-23) Cydalima perspectalis (Box Tree Moth): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Michigan. https://www.pestalerts.org/nappo/official-pest-reports/1055/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada New Brunswick Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Nova Scotia Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Québec Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Ontario Present, few occurrences view...
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...