EPPO Global Database

Trichoferus campestris(HESOCA)

Distribution details in United States of America (Minnesota)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2010
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/218) : a single adult beetle was trapped in June 2010 in an industrial area in Minneapolis; it is not known whether the pest has been able to establish in this area.

Several detections at various locations were then made in 2018 and 2019 (Francese et al. , 2019; MNDA, 2020).
References
* Haynes GA, Streifel MA, Ambourn AK, Aukema BH (2022) Seasonal phenology of velvet longhorned beetle, Trichoferus campestris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Minnesota. Environmental Entomology 51(3), 531-536. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvac034
------- Trapping studies: caught in 2019 and 2020 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.

* INTERNET
- Center for Environmental and Research Information Systems (CERIS). Purdue University. Survey status of velvet longhorned beetle - Trichoferus campestris. http://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/map.php?code=INALQPA
- MDNA (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) Chinese longhorned beetle. Invasive Pest Alert. https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/insects/clhbeetle.aspx
- MNDA (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) (2020) Status of invasive forest and landscape pests in Minnesota 2019. https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2020-02/mda-forestlandscape-2019.pdf

* Francese JA, Ray AM, Watson K, Bower R, Booth EG, Caputo J, Buccello F, Franzen E, Zou Y, Ambourn A, Pinski R, Millar JG (2019) Dose response and detection of velvet longhorned beetle, Trichoferus campestris, populations using attractant baited traps. In Otis Laboratory Accomplishments 2018, pp 64-65. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Otis Laboratory, Buzzards Bay, MA (US).

* Pfister S, Valdez R (2017) Velvet longhorned beetle status in the United States. NPB Annual Meeting (Savannah, US, 2017-08-13/17). https://nationalplantboard.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/2017_meeting/pfister_furniturebeetle.pdf
------- 2 dead adults found in traps in Hennepin (1 in 2010 - 1 in 2015). Live larvae and adults were found in furniture in Hennepin in 2016.

* Wu Y, Krishnankutty SM, Vieira KA, Wang B, Nadel H, Myers SW, Ray AM (2020) Invasion of Trichoferus campestris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) into the United States characterized by high levels of genetic diversity and recurrent introductions. Biological Invasions 22, 1309-1323.
------- 9 adults in Richfield.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Ontario Present, few occurrences view...
Canada Québec Present, few occurrences view...
Canada Present, few occurrences view...