EPPO Global Database

Popillia japonica(POPIJA)

Distribution details in Japan (Hokkaido)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 016 (1978): Present, no details
References
* Clausen CP, King JL, Teranishi C (1927) The parasites of Popillia japonica in Japan and Chosen (Korea) and their introduction into the United States. USDA Technical Bulletin 1429, 1-56.

* Fleming WE (1972) Biology of the Japanese beetle. USDA Technical Bulletin 1449, 1-129.

* Hoshikawa K, Tsutsui H, Honma K, Sakagami SF (1988) Cold Resistance in Four Species of Beetles Overwintering in the Soil, with Notes on the Overwintering Strategies of Some Soil Insects. Applied Entomology and Zoology 23(3), 273-281.

* Strangi A, Paoli F, Nardi F, Shimizu K, Kimoto T, Iovinella I, Bosio G, Roversi PF, Carapelli A, Marianelli L (2024) Tracing the dispersal route of the invasive Japanese beetle Popillia japonica. Journal of Pest Science 97(2), 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01653-1
------ High population densities in Northern Honshu and Hokkaido, common in Kyushu, Shikoku and Southern Honshu.