EPPO Global Database

Xylosandrus compactus(XYLSCO)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/221) : first found in coffee plantations in November 2021 in the municipality of Zoquitlán (state of Puebla). In 2022, it was also found in coffee plantations of Veracruz (municipality of Tezonapa) and Oaxaca (municipality of Santa María Chilchotla), close to the infested area in Puebla. Mainly found on Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) and to a lesser extent on Arabica coffee (C. arabica).
References
* Equihua-Martínez A, Robledo-Martínez JD, Barrera JF (2023) The presence of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the Sierra Negra of Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico. Florida Entomologist 106(3), 192-194. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.106.0307
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America Texas Present, no details view...
United States of America Mississippi Present, no details view...
United States of America North Carolina Present, no details view...
United States of America Hawaii Present, no details view...
United States of America Georgia Present, no details view...
United States of America South Carolina Present, no details view...
United States of America Alabama Present, no details view...
United States of America Florida Present, no details view...
United States of America Louisiana Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Pennsylvania Absent, unreliable record view...
United States of America Illinois Absent, unreliable record view...