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Spread of the western corn rootworm in Europe
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A recent invasive American pest on arable land in Europe is the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera)
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It is likely to have arrived in Yugoslavia in the early to mid-1980s. By the end of 2001 it had spread over 182.000 km2 in Europe. It has become an economic pest of maize fields in Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) (yield losses of up to 70%).
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Publish date:
- 01 Jan 2002
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Last upload:
- 01 May 2003
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Temporal coverage:
- 2003
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Tags:
- Environmental assessment report No 10 | species | invasive species
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Geographical coverage:
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EU12, EU15
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Source:
Full references in European Environment Agency: Europe's environment: the third assessment. Environmental assessment report No 10. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, p. 242.
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Owners:
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Processors:
- European Environment Agency
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