Diaprepes abbreviatus(DPREAB)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1997
First recorded in: 1997
From EFSA (2023): first found in a tropical greehouse in 1997. D. abbreviatus was breeding there for approximately 17 years. In 2004, it was abundant and considered a serious pest. Action (non-statutory) was taken to manage the population and by 2014, it was rarely found, and since then, there have been no further reports.
DEFRA (2025): still present in 1 site, indoor in Cornwall, since 2002. The risk of D. abbreviatus spreading and establishing outdoors in the UK is considered very unlikely. The pest is not regulated.
DEFRA (2025): still present in 1 site, indoor in Cornwall, since 2002. The risk of D. abbreviatus spreading and establishing outdoors in the UK is considered very unlikely. The pest is not regulated.
* DEFRA (2025) Diaprepes abbreviatus: Details of pest’s presence in Great Britain and summary of its pest risk analysis conclusions. 7 pp. https://pra.eppo.int/pra/8ac05df0-d1e1-402c-8940-d8b42adc7d8c
* EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health) (2023) Pest categorisation of Diaprepes abbreviatus. EFSA Journal 21(11), 1–42. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.83
* EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health) (2023) Pest categorisation of Diaprepes abbreviatus. EFSA Journal 21(11), 1–42. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.83