IPPC Monthly Pest Reporting Summary – September 2025
Pest reporting is a key component of the National Reporting Obligations (NROs) under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Prompt and transparent sharing of pest information helps prevent the introduction and spread of quarantine pests worldwide. Many countries meet these obligations through the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP) and others through national or regional web-based systems. If your country uses such a system, we encourage you to inform the IPPC Secretariat.
Key Pest Reports for September 2025
| Title | Summary | Country | Link to report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato brown rugose fruit virus pest report (Update) | Tomato brown rugose fruit virus pest report - Southeast England | United Kingdom | Here |
| Tomato brown rugose fruit virus pest report 2025 | Tomato brown rugose fruit virus pest report - East of England 2025 | United Kingdom | Here |
| APHIS Establishes and Expands the Quarantine in Santa Clara County, California for Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean Fruit Fly) | The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has established and expanded the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata; Medfly) quarantine in Santa Clara County, California, creating the designated Santa Clara quarantine area. | United States of America | Here |
| APHIS Removes Doña Ana County, New Mexico, from the Quarantined Area for Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri) | APHIS has removed Doña Ana County, New Mexico, from the imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta and S. richteri; IFA) quarantined area. This action follows three consecutive years of negative survey results, meeting the criteria outlined in the Guidelines for Deregulation. | United States of America | Here |
| APHIS Expands Quarantines for Cydalima perspectalis (Box Tree Moth) in Michigan and Ohio | The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), is adding Lapeer County, Michigan, and Miami County, Ohio, to the box tree moth (BTM; Cydalima perspectalis) quarantined areas. | United States of America | Here |
| APHIS Removes the Town of Holden in Worcester County, Massachusetts from the Quarantined Area for Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian Longhorned Beetle) | The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has removed 12.3 square miles, including the Town of Holden, from the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis) quarantined area in Worcester County, Massachusetts. This decision follows the completion of final host tree surveys by the ALB Program. | United States of America | Here |
| Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid - Diaphorina citri | Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Detected in Koronivia Area. The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, the primary vector of the citrus greening bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas), causal agent of huanglongbing (HLB), was detected during a targeted survey around the Koronivia area (FNU-CAFF and Koronivia Research Station). Samples were morphologically identified as ACP and further confirmed through molecular analysis, with results showing 100% similarity in the BOLD database, NCBI BLAST, and Geneious. | Fiji | Here |
Additional Pest Status Updates
Other U.S. Regulatory Actions in September 2025- Updates to Regulated Areas for the Following Pests:
- Anastrepha ludens - (ANSTLU)
- Globodera pallida - (HETDPA)
For a complete list of pest reports visit: Reporting System - International Plant Protection Convention
Note: This summary covers reports received through 2 October 2025.
Other pest reports were also included in the European Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) Reporting Service for September 2025, which provided official and scientific updates on several pests of first report, including Agrilus planipennis (family Buprestidae), Dacus ciliatus (family Tephritidae), Cnestus mutilatus (family Curculionidae), Popillia japonica (family Scarabaeidae), Semanotus bifasciatus (family Cerambycidae), Hishimonus sellatus and H. hamatus (family Cicadellidae), Aclees taiwanensis (family Curculionidae), Davidsoniella virescens (family Ceratocystidaceae), and Cenchrus setaceus (family Poaceae). For a complete list of pest reports reported under the EPPO global database, visit: EPPO Reporting Service
Pest Alerts and Emerging Pests
The IPPC’s Pest Outbreak and Alert Response System (POARS) includes pest alerts and information about emerging pest threats. For more details, visit: Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS) - International Plant Protection Convention
The POARS Steering Group has finalized the assessments of nominated pests — stay tuned for the upcoming alerts on Emerging Pests and the updated pest on the Watch List
An open call for nominating potential emerging pests will remain available. For details and instructions, please visit the POARS site.
Enhancing pest reporting collaboration
Individual efforts by each country collectively drive the actions needed to safeguard global plant health. We encourage NPPOs to continue their reporting efforts through the IPP by logging in as Official Contant Point (OCP), navigating to the country page dashboard, providing the necessary information, and submitting the pest report.
If your NPPO uses a different platform or national system to report pest outbreaks, please inform the IPPC Secretariat by writing to [email protected] and copying [email protected].
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Stay informed
Our following monthly summary will be available in November 2025. Meanwhile, visit the Reporting System - International Plant Protection Convention for real-time updates and detailed pest reports.
Countries by Region
Key Links & Documents
- IPPC Monthly Pest Reporting Summary – September 2025
- Model Instrument for Adherence to the IPPC
- IPP Editor - Nomination Request for NPPOs
- Role of the IPPC Official Contact Points
- IPPC Official Contact Point notification form
- National Pest Reporting through Regional Plant Protection Organizations
- National & Regional Summary Statistics
- National Reporting Obligations Guide