EPPO Global Database

Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato(XYLBFO)

Distribution details in Poland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2017
Eradication in: 2018
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2018-12)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/030) : first found in October 2017 on a Ficus religiosa plant in a tropical glasshouse in Poznan. The plant was destroyed and the pest was no longer found. Eradicated.
References
* NPPO of Poland (2018-12).

* Witkowski R, Belka M and Mazur A (2018) First case of unintentional introduction of Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Europe. Forest Research 7, 216. doi:10.4172/2168-9776.1000216
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Germany Transient view...