EPPO Global Database

Pochazia shantungensis(POCZSH)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2019
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/190) : detected in gardens in Pistoia Province (Toscana region) in September and October 2019 and in June 2022.

EPPO Reporting Service (2025/006) : reported from citizen science initiatives, findings need to be confirmed.
References
* 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

* Stroiński A, Balderi M, Marraccini D, Mazza G (2022) First records of Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae) in Italy. Zootaxa 5188 (3), 275–282, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5188.3.4.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Absent, unreliable record view...
France Corse Transient view...
France Transient view...
Switzerland Absent, unreliable record view...