EPPO Global Database

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera(DIABVI)

Distribution details in Ukraine

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2001
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, subject to official control (2018-02)
From CABI Pest map 576 (2012): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2002/001) : first catches in 2001, in Zakarpatya province near Hungarian/Romanian borders.

EPPO Reporting Service (2003/001) : further catches in same areas

EPPO Reporting Service (2004/058) : infested area reached 3000 km2. Spreading northwest from Romanian and Hungarian frontiers. Still confined to the Transcarpathian region (isolated by the Carpathians from the rest of Ukraine)

From Fedorenko & Pylypenko L (2012): first found in 2001, it is now established in 5 regions (23 000 ha). Under official control.

EPPO Reporting Service (2014/075) : the total infested area is estimated to be 33 047 ha (in 7 oblasts). Under official control.

Burdulanyuk et al., (2023): in 16 regions of Ukraine, with the largest areas infested with the pest in Mykolaiv and Chernivtsi regions. There is a noticeable increase in the area of the pest from 86167 ha in 2015 to 144167 ha in 2022.
References
* Burdulanyuk AO, Tatarynova VI, Bakumenko ОМ, Yemets ОМ, Demenko VM (2023) Risks of spreading quarantine pests in Ukraine and controlling their population.. Bulletin of Sumy National Agrarian University. The series: Agronomy and Biology 52(2), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.32782/agrobio.2023.2.2

* Fedorenko V, Pylypenko L (2012) Quarantine and invasive species in Ukraine. Progress in Plant Protection 52(4), 1156-1164.

* NPPO of Ukraine (2014-04, 2018-02).

* Papers and posters presented at the Meetings of the EPPO ad hoc Panel on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera held jointly with the International IWGO Workshops on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belarus Present, restricted distribution view...
Hungary Present, widespread view...
Moldova Present, no details view...
Poland Present, widespread view...
Romania Present, widespread view...
Russia Southern Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Slovakia Present, widespread view...