EPPO Global Database

Xylotrechus chinensis(XYLOCH)

Distribution details in United States of America (Pennsylvania)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Absent, intercepted only
Comments
Detected in Philadelphia (USA) in non-compliant wood spools that held steel wire rope shipped from China in 2011 (CBP, 2011).
References
* INTERNET
CBP (2011) U.S. Customs and Border Protection https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/philly-cbp-intercepts-nations-first-xylotrechus-chinensis-beetle. Access date: 2018-08-30