EPPO Global Database

Pochazia shantungensis(POCZSH)

Distribution details in Switzerland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Absent, pest no longer present
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, Pest no longer present for reasons other than eradication (2026-04)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/006) : reported from citizen science initiatives, findings need to be confirmed.

EPPO Reporting Service (2026/090) : Single individual found, interception, believed to be a hitchhiker. Absent, Pest no longer present for reasons other than eradication.
References
* NPPO of Switzerland (2026-04).

* Schlitt, B P, Koczor S, Orosz A (2024) First record of a polyphagous Ricaniid pest, Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) from the Carpathian Basin (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae). Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica doi.org/10.1556/038.2024.00225
------- reported from citizen science initiatives. Need to be confirmed.

Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, restricted distribution view...
France Transient view...
France Corse Transient view...
Germany Absent, pest eradicated view...
Italy Present, few occurrences view...