Diaprepes abbreviatus(DPREAB)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: 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.
* 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