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Emerald Ash Borer First Reported in Slovakia
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Emerald Ash Borer First Reported in Slovakia

EPPO's July 2026 Reporting Service recorded the first report of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, in Slovakia. The detection was based on adult insects caught in a pheromone funnel trap in Eastern Slovakia. According to EPPO Reporting Service article 2026/163, 18 adult specimens of A. planipennis were caught on June 25, 2026. The trap was installed on an ash tree in the park next to the manor-house of Streda nad Bordogom, in the Trebisov district of the Kosice region.

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Citrus Longhorn Beetle Trap Catches Reported in Croatia
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Citrus Longhorn Beetle Trap Catches Reported in Croatia

EPPO's July 2026 Reporting Service included an update on citrus longhorn beetle, Anoplophora chinensis, in Croatia. The report focused on official survey work in the demarcated area of Biograd na Moru in Zadar County, where new adult beetles were detected at the end of June 2026.

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Japanese Beetle Incursions Reported Across Three French Regions
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Japanese Beetle Incursions Reported Across Three French Regions

An official July 2026 report recorded multiple Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) incursions across three regions of France. The findings extended from the eastern border area to Strasbourg and the south-east, including what the report described as the first detection in southern France.

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Xinjiang Cotton Aphid Forecast Shows Local Hotspots
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Xinjiang Cotton Aphid Forecast Shows Local Hotspots

A late-June cotton aphid forecast from Xinjiang points to an uneven risk pattern: generally light regional occurrence, but much heavier pressure in selected local production areas. On June 25, 2026, China’s National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center (NATESC) published “新疆棉蚜发生动态及趋势预测” (“Xinjiang cotton aphid occurrence dynamics and trend forecast”), describing observations through June 22 and the expected June-July trend.

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China Intensifies Autumn Grain Pest Monitoring in 2026
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China Intensifies Autumn Grain Pest Monitoring in 2026

China's National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center (NATSEC, 全国农技中心) posted a notice on July 22, 2026, signed July 21, calling for stronger monitoring and control of major pests and diseases affecting autumn grain crops. The notice covers corn, rice, and soybean production across the country.

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Cotton Bollworm Summer Flight: Why Local Monitoring Matters
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Cotton Bollworm Summer Flight: Why Local Monitoring Matters

Summer flight activity makes cotton bollworm monitoring especially relevant in 2026-07. According to the EPPO Global Database, adult Helicoverpa armigera emerge from May to June, depending on latitude, and can be seen up to October when weather conditions remain suitable.

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Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine expands in California
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Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine expands in California

On January 5, 2026, USDA APHIS expanded the Santa Clara Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) quarantine in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California. The NAPPO Official Pest Report #1184#1184 says the action followed the confirmed detection of one wild male Medfly from a trap on a residential orange tree in Milpitas, Santa Clara County. The report was posted on January 23, 2026.

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Torres Strait exotic fruit fly program highlights male-lure surveillance
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Torres Strait exotic fruit fly program highlights male-lure surveillance

On March 6, 2026, Outbreak.gov.au, the Australian Government outbreak source, posted "National Exotic Fruit Fly in Torres Strait Eradication Program | Outbreak" for Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The official page describes fruit flies as the world's most destructive fruit pests and notes that many fruit fly species do not exist in Australia.

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Oriental fruit fly quarantine lifted in California
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Oriental fruit fly quarantine lifted in California

On March 23, 2026, USDA APHIS and the California Department of Food and Agriculture removed the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) quarantine in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California. The NAPPO Official Pest Report identifies the area as the Jurupa Valley quarantine and reports that the action released 131 square miles from quarantine, including 10 acres of commercial grape production. Release occurred after three generations had elapsed since the date of the last OFF detection, based on a degree-day model.

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