EPPO Global Database

Corythucha arcuata(CRTHAR)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/212) : first found in 2017, near Toulouse on different oak species (Quercus frainetto, A. petraea, Q. robur).

Spread continues in Southwestern France, as well as towards the East in region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
References
* Anonymous (2024) Bilan sylvosanitaire 2023. La Lettre du DSF no. 60, p 13. https://agriculture.gouv.fr/bilans-annuels-en-sante-des-forets
------- Spreading in Southwestern France (first found in Charente-Maritime and Corrèze), as well as in Eastern France, (found near Chambéry, Grenoble and Lyon).

* INTERNET
- Alim'agri (2017-09-18) Site du Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation. La punaise réticulée ou le tigre du chêne - Découverte d'un nouvel insecte identifié sur chêne dans la région de Toulouse : Corythucha arcuata. http://agriculture.gouv.fr/la-punaise-reticulee-ou-le-tigre-du-chene-decouverte-dun-nouvel-insecte-identifie-sur-chene-dans-la
- Les défoliateurs des essences feuillues: bilan 2022. https://agriculture.gouv.fr/les-defoliateurs-des-essences-feuillues-bilan-2022
------- Present in Southwestern France (as far noth as Orleans) in parks, gardens and forests, populations are increasing.

* Streito JC, Balmes V, Aversenq P, Weill P, Chapin E, Clément M, Piednoir F (2018) Corythucha arcuata et Stephanitis lauri, deux espèces invasives nouvelles pour la Faune de France (Hemiptera Tingidae). L'Entomologiste 74(3), 133-136.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Germany Present, restricted distribution view...
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...
Switzerland Present, restricted distribution view...