EPPO Global Database

Phoracantha recurva(PHOARE)

Distribution details in United States of America (California)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1995
From CABI Pest map 721 (2009): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2003/140)

According to Eatough Jones et al. (2015): introduced into California in the mid-1990s where it displaced P. semipunctata.
References
* Eatough Jones M, Hanlon CC, Paine TD (2015) Potential interspecific competition between congeneric longhorned beetle species (Coleoptera; Cermabycidae) in an adventive environment. Environmental Entomology 44(4), 960-965.

* INTERNET
University of California (US).
- Kern county. Entomology and pest management. Eucalyptus pests. http://cekern.ucdavis.edu/Entomology/Eucalyptus_pests.htm
- Pest Notes, Publication 7425, revised January 2000. Eucalyptus longhorned borers. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/PESTNOTES/pneucalyptuslonghornedborer.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...