EPPO Global Database

Xylosandrus crassiusculus(XYLBCR)

Distribution details in Slovenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some areas (2021-09)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/028) : first caught in August 2017 in the municipality of Brda. Surveys will be intensified.

From NPPO (2019): in 2018 and 2019, the pest was trapped in the same location as in 2017 and its surroundings. No infested plants or symptoms were observed. An intensive survey continues throughout the country.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/192) : detected in an intensive Diospyros kaki orchard in Snežatno (Brda municipality), as well as in 1 Ulmus minor tree in a forest (Podsabotin, Brda municipality). The infested elm tree was removed.
References
* NPPO of Slovenia (2017-07, 2017-08, 2019-07, 2021-09).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...