EPPO Global Database

Leptinotarsa decemlineata(LPTNDE)

Distribution details in Denmark

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1949
Comments
First found in 1949 in Southern Jutland. In the 1970s and 1980s, the beetle was occasionally found in Southern Denmark, but with two major outbreaks in 1972 and 1983. For a long period, overwintering beetles were no longer found. The obligation to report findings of Colorado beetles was lifted in 1997. Since the early 2000s, beetles have been occasionally found in Southern Denmark. It is generally considered that the winter climate combined with treatments that are made in potato fields do not allow the establishment of the pest. However, in recent years, the Colorado beetle has been found more often in Denmark and it has been shown that in some cases it was able to overwinter.
References
* Anonymous (1977) [Plant diseases and pests in Denmark 1977]. Plantesygdomme i Danmark. State Plant Pathology Institute, Lyngby (DK), 69 pp.
------- Occasionally found since a large outbreak in 1972. In 1977, a total of 118 findings (beetles, larvae or eggs) were made. Under official control.

* Bejer B, Esbjerg P (1980) [Survey of insect pests in Denmark 1978 and 1979] Skadelige insekter 1978 og 1979. Entomologiske Meddelelser 47(3), 110-114 (in Danish).
------- Occasionally found (60 findings during the studied period, mainly in Jutland in potato fields and volunteer potato plants).

* Hansen LM, Nielsen GC, Philipsen H, Møller L, Secher B (2004) Coloradobillen. Biologi og bekaempelse. Grøn Viden-Markbrug no 302, 6 pp.

* INTERNET (last consulted 2024-02).
Ministeriet for Fodevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri. Landbrugsstyrelsen.
- Anmeldepligt - ingen ny opfindelse. https://lbst.dk/tvaergaaende/plantesundhed/plantesundhed-sammen-sikrer-vi-sunde-planter/om-myndigheden-plantesundhed/anmeldepligt-ingen-ny-opfindelse
- Coloradobillen og eksport af kartofler. https://lbst.dk/nyheder/nyhed/nyhed/coloradobillen-og-eksport-af-kartofler

* NPPO of Denmark (1993).
------- Eradicated.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Germany Present, widespread view...