EPPO Global Database

Leptocybe invasa(LPCYIN)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2004
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, restricted distribution (2011-06)
From CABI Pest map 698 (2007): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2006/189) : presence confirmed in December 2005, in samples of eucalyptus showing leaf galls. Samples had been collected from the communes of Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime, in Var department (region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur). But galls had been already observed in 2004 in Corse and 2005 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
References
* FREDON Corse – Leptocybe invasa. http://www.fredon-corse.com/ravageurs/leptocybe-invasa.htm

* NPPO of France (2006-05, 2011-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Present, no details view...
Reunion Present, no details view...
Spain Islas Baleares Present, no details view...
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...