Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation ofPaysandisia archon(Burmeister)

Abstract

The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Paysandisia archon for the European Union territory. P. archon is a well-defined pest species attacking many palm species. It is currently present in several southern European Member States (Croatia,

First report of the palm borer moth, Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1879), in Hungary (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

“…Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. and Washingtonia H. Wendl (Baker et al 2014),. containing palm species that are planted as ornamental plants across Europe.…”