EPPO Global Database

Harmonia axyridis(HARNAX)

Distribution details in Hungary

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2008
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/194) : first found in February 2008 near Budapest (in the city of Szigetszentmiklós) probably spreading naturally from nearby infested areas, such as the Eastern part of Austria. Then reported from most Hungarian regions.
References
* Brown PMJ, Thomas CE, Lombaert E, Jeffries DL, Estoup A, Lawson Handley LJ (2011) The global spread of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): distribution, dispersal and routes of invasion. BioControl 56(4), 623-641.

* Markó V, Pozsgai G (2009) [Spread of harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in Hungary, and the first records from Romania and Ukraine. Növényvédelem 45(9), 481-490 (in Hungarian).

* Merkl O (2008) [First record of the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis Pallas) in Hungary (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)]. Növényvédelem 44(5), 239-242 (in Hungarian).
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Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, no details view...
Croatia Present, no details view...
Romania Present, no details view...
Serbia Present, no details view...
Slovakia Present, no details view...
Slovenia Present, no details view...
Ukraine Present, no details view...