Eradication of Anoplophora glabripennis in Finland
In February 2021, the NPPO of Finland informed the EPPO Secretariat that Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae – EPPO A1 List) has been eradicated from its territory. It can be recalled that A. glabripennis had been found in the municipality of Vantaa (near Helsinki) in 2015 and eradication measures were immediately implemented (EPPO RS 2015/184). Official surveys carried out for the last 5 years have not detected signs of the pest.
The pest status of Anoplophora glabripennis in Finland is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Finland (2021-02).