For the first time, the pest European elm beetle was intercepted at the Weihai port

Weihai Network News (reporter Nie Zongyu correspondent Li Chunxi) On July 26, this reporter learned from the Weihai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that the staff of the bureau intercepted European elm for the first time when quarantined a batch of beech logs from Japan.

According to reports, for several intercepted insects, the laboratory quarantine identified as European elm beetle, four-banded thorn-tailed tiger tianniu, valley ant-shaped armor, big-eyed valley thief and so on. Among them, the European elm beetle is a quarantine pest and has been intercepted for the first time at the Weihai port. In order to prevent the introduction of the epidemic, the bureau has carried out strict quarantine supervision and treatment of the batch of logs, and strengthened the entry quarantine of logs entering the country from the epidemic area.

It is reported that the European elm beetle mainly harms the elm tree, but also harms poplar, plum tree, oak tree, oriental beech and other tree species, and can spread the devastating disease of elm tree - elm blight, resulting in a large number of tree deaths. At present, this pest is not yet distributed in China.