EPPO Global Database

Xylosandrus germanus(XYLBGE)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
According to Inward (2020): during a survey in 2013-2015 in pine and oak forests, Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) was collected from 6 sites in southeastern England (ranging from Suffolk (Harwich) to Hampshire (New Forest)), and is considered established.
References
* Allen AJ, Hammond PM, Telfer MG (2015) Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford 1894) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Britain. Coleopterist 24, 72–75
------- First record.

* Inward DJG (2020) Three new species of ambrosia beetles established in Great Britain illustrate unresolved risks from imported wood. Journal of Pest Science 93, 117-126.
------- 6 sites in southeastern England.