EPPO Global Database

Psacothea hilaris(PSACHI)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, few occurrences
From CABI Pest map 762 (2012): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2008/201) : an incursion was reported in 2008. One live beetle was detected in a private garden in the East Midlands (England). It is not expected that the pest will establish in the UK. P. hilaris had also been once intercepted in trade in the UK in 1997.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – United Kingdom. Psacothea hilaris (yellow spotted longhorn) (2008-08-15). https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* NPPO of the United Kingdom (2008-08).