Popillia japonica(POPIJA)
Distribution details in Slovenia
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)
First recorded in: 2024
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient, actionable, under eradication (2025-07)
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.
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.
* NPPO of Slovenia (2017-07, 2024-07, 2025-07).
* Modic Š, Praprotnik E, Žigon P, Groznik E, Razinger J, Nekrep I (2025) First report of an invasive Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) in Slovenia. BioInvasions Records 14(3), 553-563. https://doi.org/10. 3391/bir.2025.14.3.06
* Modic Š, Praprotnik E, Žigon P, Groznik E, Razinger J, Nekrep I (2025) First report of an invasive Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) in Slovenia. BioInvasions Records 14(3), 553-563. https://doi.org/10. 3391/bir.2025.14.3.06
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Absent, intercepted only | ||
| Italy | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Italy | Sicilia | Absent, unreliable record |