EPPO Global Database

Agrilus planipennis(AGRLPL)

Distribution details in Hungary

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Transient
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient, actionable, under surveillance (2026-08)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/137) : 1 adult found in a trap in June 2026 in Beregsurány (region of Észak-Alföld), close to the border with Ukraine. Transient.

EPPO Reporting Service (2026/185) : additional findings of adults and larvae in Beregsurány and in the neighbouring county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. Transient, actionable, under eradication.
References
* Kiss V, Gáspár C, Kiss-Lepedus E, Paulin M, Hirka A, Jendek E, Bozsó M, Orosz S, Bodor-Zanker A, Bogya S, Szűcs C, Kelemen A, Adorján I, Sipos T, Gergely I, Bényei S, Imrei Z, Pák A, Csóka G (2026) Csak ido kerdese volt… A kőrisrontó-karcsúdíszbogár (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888) megjelenése az Európai Unió területén [it was only a matter of time… the arrival of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888) in the European Union]. Növényvédelem 87 [N. S. 62]: 10, 452-460

* NPPO of Hungary (2026-06, 2026-08).

* Internet: https://portal.nebih.gov.hu/korisronto-karcsudiszbogar

* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434 of 5 February 2024 on measures to prevent the establishment and spread of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire within the Union territory. OJ L 2024/434. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/434/oj
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Slovakia Transient view...
Slovenia Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Ukraine Present, restricted distribution view...