Popillia japonica(POPIJA)
Distribution details in Portugal
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1970
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under containment, in case eradication is impossible (2019-08)
First recorded in: 1970
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under containment, in case eradication is impossible (2019-08)
Azores only (it is suspected that it spread from a US military base). Eradication and containement measures are being taken.
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/158) : The pest first appeared on Terceira island in 1970 and then spread to other islands of the archipelago (found in 1996-10 in a limited area in Faial Island - found in 2003 in a small area of the Sao Miguel Island).
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/158) : The pest first appeared on Terceira island in 1970 and then spread to other islands of the archipelago (found in 1996-10 in a limited area in Faial Island - found in 2003 in a small area of the Sao Miguel Island).
* NPPO of Portugal (2019-08)
* Martins A, Paiva MR, Simoes N (1988) Japanese beetle: monitoring in the Azores with semiochemicals. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 101-103.
* Martins A, Simoes N (1988) Suppression of the Japanese beetle in the Azores: an ecological approach. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 99-100.
* Medeiros A, Mota J, Jaronski S (2009) Assessment of Metarhizium anisophiae for control the Japanese beetle on the Azores. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 45, 321-324.
* Simoes AMMA (1984) Observações acerca de Popillia Japonica Newman na Ilha Terceira. Arquipelago, Ciencias da Natureza 5, 129-156.
* Simoes N & Martins A (1985) Life cycle of Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Terceira Island – Azores. Arquipelago 6, 173–179.
* Vieira V (2008) The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae in the Azores islands. Boletin Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 43, 450–451
* Martins A, Paiva MR, Simoes N (1988) Japanese beetle: monitoring in the Azores with semiochemicals. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 101-103.
* Martins A, Simoes N (1988) Suppression of the Japanese beetle in the Azores: an ecological approach. Ecological Bulletins No. 39, 99-100.
* Medeiros A, Mota J, Jaronski S (2009) Assessment of Metarhizium anisophiae for control the Japanese beetle on the Azores. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 45, 321-324.
* Simoes AMMA (1984) Observações acerca de Popillia Japonica Newman na Ilha Terceira. Arquipelago, Ciencias da Natureza 5, 129-156.
* Simoes N & Martins A (1985) Life cycle of Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Terceira Island – Azores. Arquipelago 6, 173–179.
* Vieira V (2008) The Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman, 1938 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae in the Azores islands. Boletin Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 43, 450–451