Leptinotarsa decemlineata(LPTNDE)
Distribution details in United Kingdom (England)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Present, restricted distribution
From country itself (2009): not found during the 2009 surveys.
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.
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.
* 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).
* 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
* 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).
* 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