Update on the situation of Anoplophora glabripennis in Austria
In 2003, intensive monitoring for Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae – EPPO A1 list) was carried out in Austria. Infested trees were only found in the city of Braunau am Inn (where it was first reported, see EPPO RS 2001/135) and were eradicated (trees were felled, chipped and burned). The table below shows that the number of infested trees has been steadily decreasing since the first detection in 2001, and that A. glabripennis seems to have a two-year cycle in Braunau. In this city, A. glabripennis was found on: maple (Acer), birch (Betula), beech (Fagus), plane (Platanus) and horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum).
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A. glabripennis in Braunau
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2001
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2002
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2003
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Total
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Infested trees
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38
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22
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8
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68
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Captured beetles
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89
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0
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25
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114
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The status of A. glabripennis in Austria is declared as follows: Present in a limited area, under eradication.
Sources
NPPO of Austria, 2004-04-07.