New finding of Thaumetopoea processionea in Ireland
In Ireland Thaumetopoea processionea (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae – EU Annexes) was first detected in June 2020 in a public park in Dublin and subsequently eradicated (EPPO RS 2020/184, RS 2021/001). Ireland has a Protected Zone status under the EU Plant Health legislation for T. processionea.
The NPPO of Ireland recently informed the EPPO Secretariat that four nests of T. processionea have been detected on four adjacent oak trees (Quercus robur) in the municipality of Castleknock in June 2023. The nests were reported by a member of the public in a green square in a housing development and an official inspection confirmed the identity of the pest. Trees had been planted in 2019. Official measures were taken to eradicate the pest: both the nests and the trees were immediately removed and destroyed.
Sources
NPPO of Ireland (2023-06). |