Update on the situation of Agrilus planipennis in Belarus
In Belarus, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae – EPPO A2 List) was first reported in in Gomel city (Gomel region) in August 2025 (EPPO RS 2025/208).
The NPPO of Belarus recently informed the EPPO Secretariat that the delimiting surveys were finalized, and a quarantine area has been established. It covers 50.11 ha in the Sovetskiy district and 129.14 ha in the Zheleznodorozhniy and Centralniy districts of Gomel city. Eradication measures are implemented. The NPPO underlines that the Belarus currently does not export any ash timber and that the forest area with ash trees is only 0.16% of the total forest area.
The pest status of Agrilus planipennis in Belarus is officially declared as: Present, not widely distributed (outbreaks of pest in Gomel) and under official control.
Sources
NPPO of Belarus (2025-11). |