Report of a PRA prepared in the framework of the EPPO  Study of the risk of forest pests occurring on the territory of the former USSR for the western part of EPPO region. 

The pest was not added to the EPPO List.

The endangered part of the PRA area covers almost all the EPPO territory. The pest entry with plants for planting and establishment have a high probability. Its impact within the endangered area would be the direct damage to ornamental and forest plantations of lime. P. issikii is spreading in the EPPO region (already spread from the Far East of Russia to European Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania). Phytosanitary measures probably could prevent or limit its introduction into the endangered area.

P. issikii should be included into the EPPO Alert list.