First report of Xylosandrus compactus in Switzerland
The NPPO of Switzerland recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first report of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae – formerly EPPO Alert List) on its territory. The pest was found in the municipalities of Brissago and Ascona (Ticino) on a Laurus nobilis hedge in a private garden and on a Argyrocytisus battandieri plant. The infested plants have been removed.
The pest status of Xylosandrus compactus in Switzerland is officially declared as: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, at low prevalence.
Sources
NPPO of Switzerland (2023-11).