EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Finland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/091) : first specimen was found in November 2018 near Turku, and another one was found in October 2019 in Kotka. Prior these findings, an article had been published in a newspaper in 2017 about a live specimen of L. occidentalis found alive under the engine hood of a car.
References
* van der Heyden T (2020) First records of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in Finland. Revista Chilena de Entomología 46(1), 73-74.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Norway Present, no details view...
Russia Central Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Russia Present, restricted distribution view...
Russia Southern Russia Present, restricted distribution view...
Sweden Present, no details view...