EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2020
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/146) : first adult specimens were found in April 2020 in Candiota, and in April and May 2020 in Esmeralda. A dead specimen was also found in Eldorado do Sul in April 2020.
References
* van der Heyden T, Faúndez EI (2020) First records of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Brazil and South Africa. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay 24(1), 28-30.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, few occurrences view...
Paraguay Present, few occurrences view...
Uruguay Present, restricted distribution view...