EPPO Global Database

Halyomorpha halys(HALYHA)

Distribution details in Armenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/229) : first found in 2020 in the city of Yerevan and in 2021 near the city of Alaverdi (Lori region). Many specimens were first observed by citizens whose findings were then confirmed by entomologists.
References
* Arakelyan M, Petrosyan V, Pipoyan S, Karagyan G, Ghrejyan T, Ghazaryan A, Asatryan V, Dallakyan M, Ghrmajyan A, Arzumanyan M, Kalashian M (2024) Invasive alien species of animals in Armenia. BioInvasions Records 13(2), 293–303. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.2.01

* Kalashian MY, Ghrejyan TL, Karagyan GH (2022) Brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) penetrated into Armenia. Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 13(3), 305-308.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Azerbaijan Present, no details view...
Georgia Present, restricted distribution view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...