Phthorimaea operculella absent in Denmark

Publication Date

Tue, 12 Mar 2013, 00:00

Last Updated

March 11, 2013, 9:01 a.m.

Report Number

DNK-16/3

Country

Denmark

Pest Id

Phthorimaea operculella - (PHTOOP)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Solanum tuberosum

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Absent: intercepted only

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: transient

Geographical Distribution

nil

Summary

A very few individuals of Phthorimaea operculella have on occation been caught in lighttraps in Denmark, related to imports of early ware potatoes. Phthorimaea operculella cannot survive Danish winter conditions and have never been established in Denmark.

Danger

nil

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