EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 06 - 1998 Num. article: 1998/102

Details on the geographical distribution of Conotrachelus nenuphar and Anthonomus grandis in USA


The Web site of NAPIS (US National Pest Information System) shows distribution maps for some pests in USA. The EPPO Secretariat has noted the following new details:

Anthonomus grandis (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) occurs in New Mexico (map dated 1998-04-28).
Conotrachelus nenuphar (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) occurs in Utah (map dated 1998-05-07). Eradication programmes are being carried out in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Many ‘data sheets’ and pictures are provided on these two pests, mostly by American Universities or extension services through Internet. The following addresses can be useful:
A. grandis
http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/bw/news/history.mo
http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/bw/facts.txt
http://entweb.clemson.edu/caps/state/survey/eradicat/bw/bw.htm
http://www.azlink.com/~azcotton/weevil.htm
C. nenuphar
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/fruit/ef202.htm
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modc3/05289604.html
http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/small_fruit/curculio.html
http://res.agr.ca/kentville/pubs/fact9-33.htm
http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2043.html
http://ctr.uvm.edu/ctr/el/el97.htm
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/factsheets/home/pests/old/fr.pst.plumcurc.html
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/impnet/ny/fruits/FruitFS/plumcurc.html

Sources

NAPIS Web Site on INTERNET
http://ceris.perdue.edu/napis/pests/bw/mgif/bwall.gif (A. grandis)
http://ceris.perdue.edu/napis/pests/pc/mgif/pcall.gif (C. nenuphar