Thaumetopoea processionea(THAUPR)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2005
First recorded in: 2005
First found in England in 2005. Established in most of Greater London and some surrounding counties (as of 2019). Under official control.
* Groenen F, Meurisse N (2012) Historical distribution of the oak processionary moth Thaumetopoea processionea in Europe suggests ecolonization instead of expansion. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 14, 147–155.
* INTERNET
Forest Commission (2019) Oak processionary moth. https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/pest-and-disease-resources/oak-processionary-moth-thaumetopoea-processionea/
* Suprunenko YF, Castle MD, Webb CR, Branson J, Hoppit A, Gilligan CA (2021) Estimating expansion of the range of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) in the UK from 2006 to 2019. Agricultural and Forest Entomology DOI: 10.1111/afe.12468
------- Under containment.
* Townsend M (2006) An outbreak of the oak processionary moth Thaumetopoea processionea (L.) (Lep.: Thaumetopoeidae) in south-west London. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 118, p 193.
* Townsend M (2007) Outbreaks of the oak processionary moth Thaumetopoea processionea (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) in west London. Entomologist's Gazette 58(4), 226.
* Townsend M (2013) Oak processionary moth in the United Kingdom. Outlooks on Pest Management 24(1), 32-38.
* INTERNET
Forest Commission (2019) Oak processionary moth. https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/pest-and-disease-resources/oak-processionary-moth-thaumetopoea-processionea/
* Suprunenko YF, Castle MD, Webb CR, Branson J, Hoppit A, Gilligan CA (2021) Estimating expansion of the range of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) in the UK from 2006 to 2019. Agricultural and Forest Entomology DOI: 10.1111/afe.12468
------- Under containment.
* Townsend M (2006) An outbreak of the oak processionary moth Thaumetopoea processionea (L.) (Lep.: Thaumetopoeidae) in south-west London. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 118, p 193.
* Townsend M (2007) Outbreaks of the oak processionary moth Thaumetopoea processionea (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) in west London. Entomologist's Gazette 58(4), 226.
* Townsend M (2013) Oak processionary moth in the United Kingdom. Outlooks on Pest Management 24(1), 32-38.