EPPO Global Database

Epitrix papa(EPIXPP)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication (2018-06)
Comments
From MAPAMA (2019): present in several regions (Andalucia, Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia). Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2011/078) : first found in Galicia in 2009 (as 'Epitrix similaris'), under official control.

EPPO Reporting Service (2014/068) : as of January 2014, official surveys have shown that 'E. similaris' has not spread outside Galicia, and remains limited to the provinces of A Coruña, Ourense and Pontevedra.

EPPO Reporting Service (2015/203) : it is now considered that earlier records of 'E. similaris' were misidentifications of E. papa. The native area of E. papa is unknown.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/164) : several outbreaks were detected in 2017 in Andalucia. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/024) : more specimens of E. papa caught in several municipalities of Andalucia. One outbreak in Coria del Rio has been eradicated. Eradication continues.

From NPPO (2018-06, 2018-08, 2019-03): Eradication measures carries on in Andalucia. The demarcated area was extended following the finding of new outbreaks in the municipalities of Guillena and Puebla de los Infantes (province of Sevilla), in the municipality of Coín (province of Málaga) and in the municipality of Huétor Tájar (province of Granada).
References
* Boavida C, Germain JF (2009) Identification and pest status of two exotic flea beetle species newly introduced in Portugal: Epitrix similaris Gentner and Epitrix cucumeris (Harris). Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 29(3), 501-508.

* Deputación Pontevedra. Estación Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro. Epitrix similaris Gentner. Pulguilla de la patata. http://www.efa-dip.org/comun/publicaciones/FTecnicas/Download/Ficha54_Epitrix.pdf

* Eyre D, Giltrap N (2012) Epitrix flea beetles: new threats to potato production in Europe. Pest Management Science 69, 3-6.

* INTERNET
MAPAMA (2019) MAPAMA (2019) Programa Nacional para la aplicación de la Normativa Fitosanitaria - Manual de Procedimiento para la aplicación de la Normativa Fitosanitaria de la patata. Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Espanha, 759p. https://preservicio.mapama.gob.es/es/agricultura/temas/sanidadvegetal/manualpatata2019_tcm30-135971.pdf

* NPPO of Spain (2017-05, 2017-07, 2018-02, 2018-06, 2018-08, 2019-03).

* Orlova-Bienkowskaja MJ (2015) Epitrix papa sp. n. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), previously misidentified as Epitrix similaris, is a threat to potato production in Europe. European Journal of Entomology 112(4) DOI: 10.14411/eje.2015.096. http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2015/04/28.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Portugal Madeira Present, restricted distribution view...
Portugal Azores Present, restricted distribution view...
Portugal Present, restricted distribution view...