EPPO Global Database

Xylosandrus compactus(XYLSCO)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2020-12).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/010) : in Mallorca on 1 tree.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/013) : found in two locations in Cataluña. Under eradication.

Riba-Flinch & Bedós M (2023): a tthe end of 2022 found in 25 municipalities in the provinces of Girona and Barcelona (Cataluña).
References
* Leza M, Nunez L, Riba JM, Comparini C, Roca A, Gallego D (2020) First record of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Spain. Zootaxa, 4767(2). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4767.2.9

* NPPO of Spain (2019-12, 2020-12)

* Riba-Flinch JM, Leza M, Gallego D (2021) First records of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in the Iberian Peninsula: an expanding alien species? Zootaxa, 4970(1), 161-170.

* Riba-Flinch JM, Bedós M (2023) Datos sobre la expansión de la especie exótica Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff, 1876) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) en las provincias de Girona y Barcelona (NE España). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XIV, 117-135.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...