Recent updates in the EPPO Global Database
The EPPO Global Database is continuously updated with new information. Some recent updates are listed here.
The following new datasheets have been published:
- Agrilus mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae, EPPO A2 List): https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/AGRLMA/datasheet
- Tetranychus mexicanus (Acari: Tetranychidae, EPPO A1 List): https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/TETRME/datasheet
- Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, EPPO A1 List): https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/XYLOPY/datasheet
The distribution maps have been revised for the following pests:
- Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae – EU IAS of concern): https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/VESPVE/distribution
- Aonidiella orientalis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/AONDOR/distribution
- Ceratitis quinaria (Diptera: Tephritidae- EU Quarantine pest) : https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CERTQU/distribution
- watermelon silver mottle virus (Orthotospovirus citrullomaculosi, WSMoV – EPPO A1 List): https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/WMSMOV/distribution
The host lists have been revised for the following pests:
- Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae – EPPO A2 List) https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CERTCA/hosts
- Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae, EPPO A1 List) https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ANSTLU/hosts
- Anastrepha serpentina (Diptera: Tephritidae, EU Quarantine pest as Anastrepha spp.) https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ANSTSE/hosts
Common names: over 18 000 common names of pests and plants in Russian have been checked by Russian experts. As a result, over 400 names were amended and nearly 200 added.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat (2026-09).