EPPO Global Database

Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Pest map 741 (2010): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/009) : 3 specimens were found in Tokyo in October 2008.
References
* Ishikawa T, Kikuhara Y (2009) Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae), a presumable recent invader to Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology 12(3), 115-116 (abst.).
------- First record.