Abstract
Specific scope: This Standard describes a diagnostic protocol for Aromia bungii. This Standard should be used in conjunction with PM 7/76 Use of EPPO diagnostic protocols.Aromia bungii also known as red necked longhorn beetle is native to East Asia. It is recorded in China, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam (EPPO, 2022). It has been recently introduced into Japan where it was first detected in 2012 (Tamura & Shoda-Kagaya, 2022) and into Europe where established populations have been present in Italy since 2010 (Garonna et al., 2013) and in Germany since 2011 (Burmeister et al., 2012). The species has also been intercepted in the United Kingdom in 2008 (Reid & Cannon, 2010) and a single adult specimen was found in Spain in 2018 (Otero & Cobo, 2018) without evidence of establishment (EPPO, 2019).