EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 07 - 2012 Num. article: 2012/143

First report of Ips cembrae in Sweden


The NPPO of Sweden recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first record of Ips;cembrae (Coleoptera: Scolytidae – EU Annexes) on its territory. This insect was detected and identified in the South of Sweden by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The distribution of I. cembrae is currently being investigated by deploying pheromone traps in forests which are mainly dominated by larch species (Larix spp.) in the South of Sweden.
The situation of Ips cembrae in Sweden can be described as follows: Present, first found in 2012 in Southern Sweden.


Sources

NPPO of Sweden (2012-06).