EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Armenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2020
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/166) : first found in March 2021 in the Lori province.
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 (2021) [First finding of Western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heid. (Heteroptera, Coreidae) in Armenia]. Russian Journal of Biological Invasions no. 2, 52-55 (in Russian).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Georgia Present, few occurrences view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...