1d8c07ac-6087-46d4-a5b0-921f42b3e618 Netherlands 2021-10-15 This Quickscan was prompted by the interception of Xyleborus ferrugineus cf in plants for planting of Dracaena from Costa Rica. X. ferrugineus is not known to be present in the EU. Large parts of the EU are likely suitable for establishment of the species. The species may cause economic damage especially on wood logs if it were to become established in the EU.

]]> EPPO Secretariat (EPPO entered these PRAs in the platform) Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority interception polyphagous bark beetles Xyleborus ferrugineus Dracaena EU Netherlands https://pra.eppo.int/getfile/0f39f04e-1e06-4136-8a87-54dd74e6981c