Agrilus mali(AGRLMA)
Distribution details in Japan
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Absent, invalid record
Some sources mention Japan as a part of the distribution of A. mali (e.g. Cui et al., 2019). However, according to Volkovitsh et al. (2020a), based on available material and literature data, as well as consultations with a Japanese buprestid expert, the record in Japan is not confirmed.
* Cui Z-J, Zhang Y-L, Zhang X, Luo Z-H, Zhang P, Golec J, Poland TM, Zalucki MP, Han P, Lu Z-Z (2019) Life history and mortality factors of Agrilus mali Matsumura (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in wild apples in Northwestern China. Agr. and Forest Entomol. 21, 309–317. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12333
* Volkovitsh MG, Kovalev AV, Orlova-Bienkowskaja MJ (2020a) Current distribution and diagnostic features of two potentially invasive Asian buprestid species: Agrilus mali Matsumura and A. fleischeri Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Insects 11, 493. doi:10.3390/insects11080493
* Volkovitsh MG, Kovalev AV, Orlova-Bienkowskaja MJ (2020a) Current distribution and diagnostic features of two potentially invasive Asian buprestid species: Agrilus mali Matsumura and A. fleischeri Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Insects 11, 493. doi:10.3390/insects11080493