Finding of Agrilus planipennis in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine
The emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae – EPPO A2 List) was first detected Ukraine in 2019 in Luhansk region (eastern Ukraine) and is now present in Kharkiv, and Kyiv (EPPO RS 2019/202, RS 2021/216, RS 2024/007). In June 2026 the pest was first detected in Hungary, close to the border with Ukraine (RS 2026/185).
In early July 2026 the NPPO of Ukraine published the information that a quarantine area for A. planipennis has been established the first time in the Transcarpathian region, in the city of Uzhhorod (Western Ukraine). The quarantine area covers an area of 0.1 hectare.
Official phytosanitary measures are applied.
Sources
NPPO of Ukraine (2026-07) Інформація щодо запровадження карантинного режиму по вузькозлатці ясеневій смарагдовій станом на 03.07.2026.[Information regarding the implementation of a quarantine regime for the emerald ash borer as of July 3, 2026.] https://dpss.gov.ua/npas/informatsiia-shchodo-zaprovadzhennia-karantynnoho-rezhymu-po-vuzkozlattsi-iasenevii-smarahdovii-stanom-na-03072026 .
Department of the State Food and Consumer Service in Volyn region (2026-07-10) Ясенева смарагдова златка – небезпечний карантинний шкідник, що загрожує лісам та зеленим насадженням України [The emerald ash borer is a dangerous quarantine pest that threatens Ukraine's forests and green spaces] Press release (2026-07-10)
https://voldpss.gov.ua/viewNews/yaseneva-smarahdova-zlatka-nebezpechnyi-karantynnyi/