Leptinotarsa decemlineata(LPTNDE)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1901
Eradication in: 2025
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest eradicated (2025-12)
From CABI Pest map 139 (2003): Absent, intercepted only
First recorded in: 1901
Eradication in: 2025
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest eradicated (2025-12)
From CABI Pest map 139 (2003): Absent, intercepted only
The UK has a history of successfully eradicating L. decemlineata when outbreaks have occurred. The first known outbreak was in 1901, others were reported in 1939 in Channel Islands, and in 1976-77 in England.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/158) : larvae found in July 2023 in a single potato field in Kent. A single adult specimen found in Hampshire. Under official control.
NPPO (2025-12): eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/158) : larvae found in July 2023 in a single potato field in Kent. A single adult specimen found in Hampshire. Under official control.
NPPO (2025-12): eradicated.
* Anon. (1984) Annual Report, Research and Technical Work, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, 103-123.
------- Northern Ireland.
* Anon. (1985) Publications de l'OEPP C No. 89.
------- Channel Islands and Mainland UK.
* Bartlett P (1980) Interception and eradication of Colorado beetle in England and Wales, 1958 – 1977. EPPO Bulletin 31, 499-503. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2338.1980.tb01734.x
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – United Kingdom (2022-03-17) UK pest status report - Leptinotarsa decemlineata. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/united-kingdom/eventreporting/2022/03/uk-pest-status-report-leptinotarsa-decemlineata/
* NPPO of the UK (2010-03, 2023-07, 2023-08, 2025-12).
* Gov.UK.
News story (2023-07-11) Colorado potato beetle larvae confirmed in Kent. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/colorado-potato-beetle-larvae-confirmed-in-kent
Press release (2023-07-14) Colorado potato beetle confirmed in Hampshire. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/colorado-potato-beetle-confirmed-in-hampshire
------- Northern Ireland.
* Anon. (1985) Publications de l'OEPP C No. 89.
------- Channel Islands and Mainland UK.
* Bartlett P (1980) Interception and eradication of Colorado beetle in England and Wales, 1958 – 1977. EPPO Bulletin 31, 499-503. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2338.1980.tb01734.x
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – United Kingdom (2022-03-17) UK pest status report - Leptinotarsa decemlineata. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/united-kingdom/eventreporting/2022/03/uk-pest-status-report-leptinotarsa-decemlineata/
* NPPO of the UK (2010-03, 2023-07, 2023-08, 2025-12).
* Gov.UK.
News story (2023-07-11) Colorado potato beetle larvae confirmed in Kent. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/colorado-potato-beetle-larvae-confirmed-in-kent
Press release (2023-07-14) Colorado potato beetle confirmed in Hampshire. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/colorado-potato-beetle-confirmed-in-hampshire