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First record of Xylotrechus chinensis (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Greece and in the EPPO region
Author(s) -
Leivadara E.,
Leivadaras I.,
Vontas I.,
Trichas A.,
Simoglou K.,
Roditakis E.,
Avtzis D. N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12468
Subject(s) - longhorn beetle , peninsula , range (aeronautics) , biology , pest analysis , invasive species , china , geography , introduced species , ecology , botany , archaeology , materials science , composite material
Xylotrechus chinensis belongs to the entomofauna of China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan. Prior to this paper it has been intercepted twice outside its native range, once in Philadelphia ( USA ) and once in Germany (Europe). In spring 2017, it was detected for the first time in Greece, in Heraklion city (Island of Crete) infesting the trunk of trees of Morus species planted near the harbour of the city. It can thus be hypothesized that X. chinensis was transported from its native range with commodities that are handled in the harbour. Eradication efforts are being taken in order to prevent its further spread, which could threaten several other tree species because X. chinensis attacks a wide range of hosts. This is the first record of this pest from the EPPO region.