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Photo: Evgeni Akulov, Russian Federation New addition to the EPPO Alert list: Sakhalin-fir bark beetle Polygraphus proximus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Sakhalin-fir bark beetle may represent a major threat to European and Siberian fir species (Abies spp.). The bark beetle has been introduced from the Far East of Russia into the Western part of Siberia and European Russia. Currently, the pest has invaded Moscow and Leningrad regions in European Russia, and several areas in (Kemerov and Tomsk regions, Krasnoyarsk Territory – covering an area of approximately 30 000 ha). In Siberia, it has caused significant damage and tree mortality in forests of Siberian fir (A. sibirica). Delete the scoop?
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In second year of research of biology and management of Spotted Wing Drosophila on small and stone fruits some biological data and control methods have been already known. Spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive pest that attacks multiple fresh fruits. It is fast becoming a problem in the Pacific Northwest as well as in Europe. Entomologists at University of California – Davis, Washington State University and Oregon State University have provided first results of their research work.