EPPO Global Database

Chrysobothris mali(CHRBMA)

Distribution details in United States of America (California)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/259) : found feeding on pear fruits in Lake County in August 2023
References
* Burke HE (1919) Biological notes on the flatheaded apple tree borer (Chrysobothris femorata Fab.) and the Pacific flatheaded apple tree borer (Chrysobothris Mali Horn). Journal of Economic Entomology, 12(4), 326–333. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/12.4.326

* Kron CR, Murillo AD, Gonçalves CG, Zoller BG, Addesso K, Klingeman WE, Moulton JK (2025) DNA barcoding helps establish a novel host-plant association for Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) larvae found infesting Pyrus communis L.‘Bartlett’(Rosaceae) fruit in Lake County, California orchards. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 101(3), 262-272.

Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada British Columbia Present, no details view...
Canada Alberta Present, no details view...
Canada Saskatchewan Present, no details view...
Canada Manitoba Present, no details view...
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...
Mexico Absent, unreliable record view...