Outbreaks of Pseudaulacaspis pentagona in the Czech Republic

Publication Date

Thu, 06 Mar 2008, 00:00

Last Updated

March 5, 2008, 9:01 a.m.

Report Number

CZE-02/2

Country

Czechia

Pest Id

Pseudaulacaspis pentagona - (PSEAPE)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Catalpa bignonioides

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: under eradication

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Geographical Distribution

a few outbreaks

Summary

In the Czech Republic P. pentagona has been first recorded in 2005 in the Pardubice region (the city of Pardubice) on Catalpa bignonioides. In 2006-2007, outbreaks in further localities (in Prague and its vicinity) were discovered with the same host infested. As far as it is known the infested trees have originated in abroad. The State Phytosanitary Administration (SPA) has recommended control measures in all of the infested localities such as removing and burning of infested parts of the trees and/or chemical treatment. Further, P. pe ntagona will be included in a nationwide detection surveillance maintained by SPA.

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