Metcalfa pruinosa(METFPR)
Distribution details in Korea, Republic of
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2005
From CABI Pest map 529 (2018): Present, no details
First recorded in: 2005
From CABI Pest map 529 (2018): Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/028) : first found in August 2005 in a persimmon (Diospyros kaki) orchard in Hanrim county (Gyeongnam province). Then found on other hosts and locations.
* Kim D, Lee MJ, Lee H, Ban YG, Kim DE (2022) The current status of invasive alien insect species in South Korea. Biodiversity Data Journal 10, e81941. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e81941
* Lee HS, Wilson SW (2010) First report of the Nearctic flatid planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) in the Republic of Korea (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Entomological News 121(5), 506-513.
-------- First record.
* Lee CY, Kim T, Lee B, Ahn S, Park Y, Kim J, Jung JK (2025) Distributional characteristics of insect communities in introduced pin oak trees with different environments of Korea, with special notes on major insect pests. Entomological Research 55(2), e70027. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.70027
* Park CG, Min S, Lee GS, Kim S, Lee Y, Lee S, Hong KJ, Wilson SW, Akimoto SI, Lee W (2016) Genetic variability of the invasive species Metcalfa pruinosa (Hemiptera: Flatidae) in the Republic of Korea. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(4), 1897-1906.
* Lee HS, Wilson SW (2010) First report of the Nearctic flatid planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) in the Republic of Korea (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Entomological News 121(5), 506-513.
-------- First record.
* Lee CY, Kim T, Lee B, Ahn S, Park Y, Kim J, Jung JK (2025) Distributional characteristics of insect communities in introduced pin oak trees with different environments of Korea, with special notes on major insect pests. Entomological Research 55(2), e70027. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-5967.70027
* Park CG, Min S, Lee GS, Kim S, Lee Y, Lee S, Hong KJ, Wilson SW, Akimoto SI, Lee W (2016) Genetic variability of the invasive species Metcalfa pruinosa (Hemiptera: Flatidae) in the Republic of Korea. Journal of Economic Entomology 109(4), 1897-1906.