EPPO Global Database

Xyleborinus attenuatus(XYBIAL)

Distribution details in Sweden

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2004
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2017-08)
Comments
First caught in 2004 in Stockholm. In summer 2016, 1 specimen was caught in the port of Norrköping (county of Östergötland). The NPPO noted that the pest is established (since 2004, observed in 8 locations) but not widely distributed.
References
* Kirkendall LR, Faccoli M (2010) Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe. ZooKeys 56, 227-251.

* Kvamme T, Lindelöw Å, Knizek M (2020) Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Scandinavia. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 67, 19‑30.

* Lindelöw A (2012) Introduced or overlooked? New bark beetle species in Sweden (Coleoptera; Curculionidae). Forstschutz Aktuell 55, 28-29.

* NPPO of Sweden (2017-08).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Norway Present, restricted distribution view...