EPPO Global Database

Dryocosmus kuriphilus(DRYCKU)

Distribution details in Taiwan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2010
Comments
First recorded in 2010.
References
* Tang CT, Wu SM, Yen CF, Chang RJ, Yang MM (2015) Successful colonization of a new invasive pest, the chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), in Taiwan. Formosan Entomologist 35, 135-142. http://entsocjournal.yabee.com.tw/AlldataPos/JournalPos/Vol35/No3/TESFE.2015009.PDF
------- Surveys (Nov. 2012 to March 2013): present in Chiayi and Nantou counties on Castanea crenata and C. mollisima.