EPPO Global Database

Popillia japonica(POPIJA)

Distribution details in Canada (Nova Scotia)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 016 (1978): Absent, unreliable record
From NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated
Comments
According to the Canadian NPPO, P. japonica occurred in the Halifax area in the 1940s, but was eradicated in the 1950s. Only isolated specimens have been found since then, and none recently. The listing in Bousquet (1991) refers only to the existence of specimens from the 1940s in the National Collection.

In 2001, according to NAPPO Newsletter Sep 2002, a population was found in and around Cornwallis Park, in Halifax (Nova Scotia). Several hundred individuals were trapped. Eradication programme sustained. EPPO Reporting Service (2003/018) confirms this.
References
* Bousquet, Y. (ed.) (1991) Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Publication 1861/E. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

* INTERNET
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
- Appendix 1: Regulatory status of areas in Canada and the United States for Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/directives/horticulture/d-96-15/appendix-1/eng/1346826626609/1346826990603
- D-96-15: Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the spread of Japanese beetle, in Canada and the United States. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/directives/horticulture/d-96-15/eng/1323854808025/1323854908041
- Popillia japonica (Japanese Beetle) - Fact Sheet. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/insects/japanese-beetle/fact-sheet/eng/1328165101975/1328165185309

* Miller-Cormier, D. (2002) Japanese beetle in Halifax, Nova Scotia. NAPPO Newsletter, September, p. 9

* From NAPPO
------- Present, few occurrences
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America Wisconsin Present, widespread view...
United States of America Nevada Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America Oregon Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America Illinois Present, widespread view...
United States of America Iowa Present, widespread view...
United States of America Kansas Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America South Dakota Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Virginia Present, widespread view...
United States of America Colorado Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Pennsylvania Present, widespread view...
United States of America Georgia Present, widespread view...
United States of America Maryland Present, widespread view...
United States of America Mississippi Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Missouri Present, widespread view...
United States of America Nebraska Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America New Jersey Present, widespread view...
United States of America New York Present, widespread view...
United States of America North Carolina Present, widespread view...
United States of America Texas Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Idaho Absent, pest no longer present view...
United States of America California Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America Washington Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Indiana Present, widespread view...
United States of America Montana Present, few occurrences view...
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Maine Present, widespread view...
United States of America Vermont Present, widespread view...
United States of America New Hampshire Present, widespread view...
United States of America Massachusetts Present, widespread view...
United States of America Connecticut Present, widespread view...
United States of America Rhode Island Present, widespread view...
United States of America Delaware Present, widespread view...
United States of America West Virginia Present, widespread view...
United States of America South Carolina Present, widespread view...
United States of America Alabama Present, widespread view...
United States of America Minnesota Present, widespread view...
United States of America Michigan Present, widespread view...
United States of America District of Columbia Present, widespread view...
United States of America Ohio Present, widespread view...
United States of America Kentucky Present, widespread view...
United States of America Arkansas Present, widespread view...
United States of America North Dakota Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Tennessee Present, widespread view...
United States of America Oklahoma Present, restricted distribution view...