EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Argentina

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/003) : first found in December 2017 in El Bolson (Rio Negro province). Other detections were then made in other localities (Bariloche and Dina Huapi).
References
* Kun ME, Maschiocchi M (2019) First detection of the cosmopolitan invader Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Argentina. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91(3), e20180493. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v91n3/0001-3765-aabc-91-03-e20180493.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Present, few occurrences view...
Brazil Sao Paulo Present, few occurrences view...
Brazil Present, restricted distribution view...
Chile Present, no details view...
Paraguay Present, few occurrences view...
Uruguay Present, restricted distribution view...