Official Pest Reports

Official Pest Reports are provided by National Plant Protection Organizations within the NAPPO region. These Pest Reports are intended to comply with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 17: 2002 Pest Reporting, of the International Plant Protection Convention.

Country Title Posted Date
US APHIS Expands the Zeugodacus tau Fruit Fly Quarantine in the Stevenson Ranch Area, Los Angeles County, California Aug. 30, 2023
US Lymantria dispar (Spongy Moth): APHIS Adds Lake and Whitley Counties, Indiana to the Quarantine Area. Aug. 14, 2023
US Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invictaS. richteri, and hybrids of these species): APHIS Expands Quarantine Areas in Virginia July 27, 2023
US APHIS Establishes a Zeugodacus tau Fruit Fly Quarantine in Stevenson Ranch Area, Los Angeles County, California July 26, 2023
Emerging Pest Alerts

Emerging Pest Alerts are news items obtained from public sources. They do not serve as official communication from NAPPO. The "Emerging Pest Alerts" is an early warning tool for emerging plant pests that are not present in the North American region. In most cases, information within alerts is not confirmed with the corresponding National Plant Protection Organization. They are provided solely as an early warning to NAPPO countries and should be used with this disclaimer in mind.

Title Posted Date
Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, causal agent of ash dieback: new hosts June 20, 2019
First report of Argyrotaenia tucumana as a pest Feb. 8, 2019
Bactrocera dorsalis: First report in Europe Jan. 24, 2019
Ceratitis capitata detected in Chile Jan. 24, 2019