EPPO Global Database

Xylosandrus compactus(XYLSCO)

Distribution details in Slovenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2023
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/052) : first caught in 2023 during surveys in 1 location (Srmin) in the Western part of the country, near the port of Koper. No damage to trees has been observed.

2025: 3 specimens found in the same location as in 2023.
References
* Hauptman T, Devetak Z, de Groot M, Faccoli M, Piškur B (2024) First record of non-native Xylosandrus compactus and Anisandrus maiche (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Slovenia. Zootaxa 5415(2), 339-345. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5415.2.8

* Hauptman T, Capuder L, Devetak Z, De Groot M, Faccoli M, Piškur B (2025) First record of the non-native Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford) and further findings of other Xyleborini (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) recently recorded in Slovenia. Zootaxa 5653(1), 143-150.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Croatia Present, restricted distribution view...
Italy Sicilia Present, no details view...
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...