Diabrotica virgifera virgifera(DIABVI)
Distribution details in Belgium
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2003
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, in some areas (2023-12)
From CABI Pest map 576 (2012): Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2003
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, in some areas (2023-12)
From CABI Pest map 576 (2012): Absent, pest eradicated
EPPO Reporting Service (2003/143) : specimens trapped near Zaventem airport (Brussels) in sufficient numbers (52) to suggest that introduction might already have taken place in 2002. Under eradication
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/095) : on the 30th of April 2010, the NPPO of Belgium officially declared the eradication of the pest from its territory.
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/143) : trapped again in summer 2014 near Machelen. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/013) : the absence of the pest has been confirmed by surveys conducted in 2015 and 2016.
From NPPO (2024-03): following the deregulation of EU quarantine measures in 2014, monitoring and IPM programmes were implemented. Only a limited number of beetles were trapped in 2017-2019. Surveys were discontinued in Flanders in 2020, but continued in Walllonia where findings increased in 2021 and 2022. The pest is considered to be locally established.
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/095) : on the 30th of April 2010, the NPPO of Belgium officially declared the eradication of the pest from its territory.
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/143) : trapped again in summer 2014 near Machelen. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/013) : the absence of the pest has been confirmed by surveys conducted in 2015 and 2016.
From NPPO (2024-03): following the deregulation of EU quarantine measures in 2014, monitoring and IPM programmes were implemented. Only a limited number of beetles were trapped in 2017-2019. Surveys were discontinued in Flanders in 2020, but continued in Walllonia where findings increased in 2021 and 2022. The pest is considered to be locally established.
* INTERNET.
Agence Fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaine Alimentaire (AFSCA). Chrysomèle des racines du maïs. http://www.afsca.be/productionvegetale/maladies/chrysomelemais/
Arrêté Ministériel du 25 juillet 2014 portant des mesures temporaires de lutte contre la chrysomèle du maïs, Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte. http://www.afsca.be/productionvegetale/maladies/chrysomelemais/_documents/2014_07_25_AM_MB_29-07-2014.pdf
* NPPO of Belgium (2003-11, 2010-04, 2014-08, 2016-12, 2024-03).
Agence Fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaine Alimentaire (AFSCA). Chrysomèle des racines du maïs. http://www.afsca.be/productionvegetale/maladies/chrysomelemais/
Arrêté Ministériel du 25 juillet 2014 portant des mesures temporaires de lutte contre la chrysomèle du maïs, Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte. http://www.afsca.be/productionvegetale/maladies/chrysomelemais/_documents/2014_07_25_AM_MB_29-07-2014.pdf
* NPPO of Belgium (2003-11, 2010-04, 2014-08, 2016-12, 2024-03).
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Germany | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Netherlands | Absent, pest eradicated |