EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 10 - 2000 Num. article: 2000/149

First report of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera in Slovakia


The EPPO Secretariat has recently been informed by the RPPO of Slovakia, that Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) was found for the first time in Slovakia in August 2000. The pest has been reported from three districts bordering Hungary: Lučenec (2 sites), Komárno (1 site) and Vel’ký Krtíš (2 sites). The situation of D. virgifera virgifera in Slovakia can be described as: Present, only in 3 districts (Lučenec, Komárno, Vel’ký Krtíš).

Sources

RPPO of Slovakia, 2000-10.