EPPO Global Database

Xylotrechus chinensis(XYLOCH)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the country (2018-08)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/155) : first found in Catalonia in 2013 where is it considered to be established (5 municipalities covering 58 km²). Also found in Comunidad Valenciana in July 2018 in several municipalities (Almenara, Sagunto, Quartell).

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/001) : in Catalonia the infestation spread from 4 towns and 44.1 km² in 2018 to 12 towns and 378.1 km² in 2020. In a studied location (town of Barberà del Vallès), infested trees rose from 16.21% in February 2016 to 59.29% in December 2018.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/241) : further spread in Catalonia.
References
* NPPO of Spain (2018-08).

* Sarto i Monteys V, Costa Ribes A, Savin I (2021) The invasive longhorn beetle Xylotrechus chinensis, pest of mulberries, in Europe: Study on its local spread and efficacy of abamectin control. PLoS ONE 16(1), e0245527. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245527

* Sarto i Monteys V, Savin I, Tutusaus GT, Balsach MB (2024) New evidence on the spread in Catalonia of the invasive longhorn beetle, Xylotrechus chinensis, and the efficacy of abamectin control. Scientific Reports 14(1), 26754. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78265-x

* Sarto i Monteys V, Torras i Tutusaus G (2018) A new alien invasive longhorn beetle, Xylotrechus chinensis (Cerambycidae), is infesting mulberries in Catalonia (Spain). Insects 9(2), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9020052

* Sarto i Monteys V (2018) El escarabajo-avispa, nueva especie invasora en Europa. Adelantos Digital, 1–6. Retrieved from http://www.adelantosdigital.com/web/escarabajo-avispa-nueva-especie-invasora-europa/
Situation in neighbouring countries
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