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Written question asked by Steve Reed (Labour) on Friday, 13 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 (named day). It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Beetles: Non-native Species

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the dates on which her Department has identified the UK presence of the Colorado beetle since January 2021.

Answer

Since January 2021, Colorado Beetle has been detected in the UK on the following occasions:

15/06/21– Single adult beetle in a domestic garden in Leicestershire, assessed as a transient finding with no evidence of breeding/populations.

19/10/21– Single adult beetle on carrots in a local produce market, assessed as a transient finding with no evidence of breeding/populations.

11/07/23 – Larvae in a potato field in Kent.

14/07/23 - Single adult beetle in a domestic garden in Hampshire, assessed as a transient finding with no evidence of breeding/populations.

11/08/23 - Single adult beetle within 1km of the potato field in Kent, no evidence of breeding/populations, but included as part of the eradication programme for the 11/07/23 finding.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
201042
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Non-native species Beetles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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