The endangered area is primarily the Mediterranean region (Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, France (South), Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey,) as well as some other southern countries (Bulgaria, Romania, etc.). Its impact within the endangered area would be the direct damage to plantations of Populus, Ulmus, Platanus, fruit and other trees, environmental damage to natural forests, and social damage to trees in towns. A. sarta is absent in the EPPO region. Phytosanitary measures could prevent its introduction into the endangered area. A. sarta should be included into the A1 EPPO list