First report of Halyomorpha halys in the Czech Republic
The NPPO of the Czech Republic recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first finding of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, formerly EPPO Alert List) on its territory. In August 2018, a single female specimen was caught in a light trap operated by the Czech NPPO. This trap is part of an official trapping network and is permanently located in a village in the Olomouc Region (Central Moravia), with fruit orchards and arable fields in its close vicinity. No phytosanitary measures have been taken as the pest has been spreading throughout Europe since the 2000s, and there are currently no efficient phytosanitary measures to prevent its further spread.
The pest status of Halyomorpha halys in the Czech Republic is officially declared as: Present, although only one specimen has been found, as yet it can be presumed that a population of H. halys has already established in the region concerned, only in some parts of the Member State concerned.
Sources
NPPO of the Czech Republic (2018-11).