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Pest or disease

Alsophila pometaria

Warning This guidance is for information only. It is your responsibility to check the relevant legislation, including the assimilated EU Regulation (Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2072). Not complying with the requirements under the legislation may lead to delays and penalties at the customs border.
Warning You must report any suspicions of Alsophila pometaria, wherever found.

To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.

Preferred name

Alsophila pometaria

Common names

Fall cankerworm

Synonyms

Anisopteryx autumnata
Anisopteryx pometaria
Anisopteryx restituens

There are no photos of Alsophila pometaria to view in the EPPO Global Database.

Plants known to carry Alsophila pometaria


Scientific name Common names
Acer Maple
Caragana None
Castanea dentata Chestnut tree, American
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry, western,Hackberry, common,Beaver-wood,Sugarberry,Elm, false
Cornus Dogwood
Cydonia oblonga Quince tree
Fagus grandifolia Beech, American
Fraxinus Ash
Ilex Holly
Juglans cinerea Butternuttree
Juglans nigra Walnut tree, black
Magnolia Magnolia
Malus Apple tree,Apple, ornamental
Populus Poplar
Prunus Stonefruit-shrubs
Pyrus communis Pear tree, common
Quercus Oak
Rosa Rose
Salix alba Willow, white,Willow, bat
Tilia Linden
Ulmus Elm
Vaccinium pallidum Blueberry, dryland
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