Leptinotarsa decemlineata(LPTNDE)
Distribution details in Italy (Sardegna)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2012: Absent, invalid record
According to EPPO Publications Series B, no 77, Colorado beetle did not occur in Sardegna in 1974. By the time of the article of Verenini, M. in Informatore Fitopatologico 35 (3) 31-32, it was present practically everywhere in Italy, with no specific exceptions mentioned. It was accordingly presumed present in Sardegna. However according to Pantaleoni et al. (2012), the beetle never arrived in Sardegna.
* Pantaleoni RA, Cesaroni C, Cossu S, Deliperi S, Fadda L, Fois X, Lentini A, Loi A, Loru L, Molinu A, Nuvoli MT, Ramassini W, Sassu A, Serra G, Verdinelli M (2012) Impact of alien insect pests on Sardinian landscape and culture. Biodiversity Journal 3(4), 297-310.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Present, widespread | ||
| France | Corse | Present, no details | |
| France | Present, widespread | ||
| Slovenia | Present, widespread | ||
| Switzerland | Present, no details |