July 2017 - Outbreak of Aculops fuchsiae in plants of Fuchsia in a private garden in Hoeven, Noord-Brabant

This report concerns the official finding of Aculops fuchsiae on plants of Fuchsia in a private garden in the Netherlands on July 11, 2017. The origin of the outbreak is unknown so far. The organism is listed as a harmful organism in the EU directive 2000/29/EC (annex IIAI) and is listed on the EPPO A2 list.