First report of Cacopsylla fulguralis in Germany
The psyllid Cacopsylla fulguralis (Homoptera: Psyllidae – formerly EPPO Alert List) is first reported from Germany, where it was found on Elaeagnus plants in Niedersachsen. In the EPPO region, this psyllid was first recorded in France and the United Kingdom in the 2000s (EPPO RS 2002/116), and then further spread to several European countries (Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal (Madeira)). The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI, DE) prepared an express pest risk analysis and concluded that this pest does not qualify to be a quarantine pest, but it can be damaging to its host plants, in particular in warmer regions. Regulating it on Elaeagnus plants for planting as a Regulated Non-Quarantine Pest could help limit the risk of spread of to new areas where the climate is suitable.
Sources
JKI (2022) Express-PRA zu Cacopsylla fulguralis – Auftreten available at https://pflanzengesundheit.julius-kuehn.de/risikoanalysen.html