Spremljanje se je v letu 2002 izvajalo na območjih v Italiji, ki jih je že infestiral organizem, zlasti na območjih monokulture koruze in na možnih mestih vnosa organizma kakor so letališča in carinske postaje.
In 2002, monitoring was conducted in areas in Italy already infested by the organism, in particular in areas of maize monoculture and at potential introduction places of the organism such as airports and customs stations.