Leptoglossus occidentalis(LEPLOC)
Distribution details in Lebanon
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2014
First recorded in: 2014
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/002) : 2 adults were first found in 2014 in Arsoun and Dlebta.
From Nemer et al. (2019): established in the 3 main regions of pine forests (Bkassine, Mount Lebanon, Northern Lebanon). Mainly found on Pinus pinea, P. brutia, but also observed on Juniperus excelsa and Cedrus libani.
From Nemer et al. (2019): established in the 3 main regions of pine forests (Bkassine, Mount Lebanon, Northern Lebanon). Mainly found on Pinus pinea, P. brutia, but also observed on Juniperus excelsa and Cedrus libani.
* Nemer N (2015) Report on insect pests associated with conelet losses and their management in Pinus pinea forests in Lebanon. FAO, Rome 45 pp.
* Nemer N, El Khoury Y, Noujeim E, Zgheib Y, Tarasco E, van der Heyden T (2019) First records of the invasive species Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae) on different coniferous species including the cedars of Lebanon. Revista Chilena de Entomologia 45(4), 507-513.
* Nemer N, El Khoury Y, Noujeim E, Zgheib Y, Tarasco E, van der Heyden T (2019) First records of the invasive species Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae) on different coniferous species including the cedars of Lebanon. Revista Chilena de Entomologia 45(4), 507-513.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | Present, few occurrences |