EPPO Global Database

Popillia japonica(POPIJA)

Distribution details in Slovenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Transient
First recorded in: 2024
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient, actionable, under eradication (2025-07)
Comments
NPPO (2017-07): Absent.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/149) : 1 adult found in a trap in July 2024. Transient, under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2025/169) : 11 adults in traps in highway station in Lukovica, 8 in Ljubljana, 1 in Novo Mesto. Under eradication.
References
* NPPO of Slovenia (2017-07, 2024-07, 2025-07).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...
Italy Sicilia Absent, unreliable record view...