Update of the situation of Coccotrypes cyperi in Sweden
In Sweden Coccotrypes cyperi (Coleoptera: Scolytinae, EU A1 Quarantine pest as ‘non-European Scolytinae’) was first reported in February 2021 on plants of Ficus microcarpa (EPPO RS 2021/099). Another finding occurred in August 2022 again on a F. macrocarpa plant in a retail store in Uppsala. Trace back analysis showed that 24 plants from the same batch had been delivered to 2 separate retail stores in Uppsala and Sikla. One plant was destructively sampled, two were destroyed by burning. The rest had already been sold to private customers. The two outbreaks are considered eradicated.
The pest status of Coccotrypes cyperi in Sweden is officially declared as: Absent.
Sources
NPPO of Sweden (2022-10).