Thaumetopoea processionea(THAUPR)
Distribution details in Ireland
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Transient
First recorded in: 2020
Eradication in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Status under determination (2023-06)
First recorded in: 2020
Eradication in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Status under determination (2023-06)
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/184) : found in one tree in a park in Dublin. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/001) : investigations have showed that the infested tree (see above) had been imported from Belgium in spring 2020. All trees belonging to the same lot were destroyed. An intensive survey carried out in the Dublin Park and surrounding areas did not detect the pest. The NPPO of Ireland considers that T. processionea has been eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/135) : found in June 2023 on 4 oak trees in Castleknock. Under eradication.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/001) : investigations have showed that the infested tree (see above) had been imported from Belgium in spring 2020. All trees belonging to the same lot were destroyed. An intensive survey carried out in the Dublin Park and surrounding areas did not detect the pest. The NPPO of Ireland considers that T. processionea has been eradicated.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/135) : found in June 2023 on 4 oak trees in Castleknock. Under eradication.
* NPPO of Ireland (2020-07, 2021-01, 2023-06).