EPPO Global Database

Pochazia shantungensis(POCZSH)

Distribution details in Bulgaria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2024
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/055) : 2 specimens observed in November 2024 near a market where imported plants are sold.
References
* Gjonov I, Simov N (2025) First record of Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977)(Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in Bulgaria: alien and potentially invasive species on Via Pontifica. Historia naturalis bulgarica 47(3), 49-53.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...