Anthonomus grandis(ANTHGR)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1898
From CABI Pest map 012 (1993): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1898
From CABI Pest map 012 (1993): Present, restricted distribution
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
It probably spread from Mexico to Southern Texas around 1892. It then spread to all US cotton-growing areas, causing serious economic losses. Eradication was first attempted in the 1970s in several states (e.g. Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia), and then gradually extended to all infested areas (US Boll Weevil Eradication Project).
EPPO Reporting Service 501/02 of 1990: successful eradication in California, North Carolina and Virginia. Eradication programme extended to Arizona, Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/014) : A. grandis has been eradicated in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
By 2009, the pest was declared eradicated from all US cotton-producing states, except in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, where the eradication program continues.
EPPO Reporting Service 501/02 of 1990: successful eradication in California, North Carolina and Virginia. Eradication programme extended to Arizona, Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/014) : A. grandis has been eradicated in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
By 2009, the pest was declared eradicated from all US cotton-producing states, except in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, where the eradication program continues.
* Burke HR, Clark WE, Cate JR, Fryxell PA (1986) Origin and dispersal of the boll weevil. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America 32, 228-238.
* NPPO of the USA (1992).
* Pencoe NL, Phillips JR (1987) The cotton boll weevil: legend, myth, reality. Journal of Entomological Science Supplement, 30-51.
------- Includes a historical review of spread into the USA from Mexico between 1892 and 1933.
* Raszick TJ (2021) Boll weevil eradication: a success story of science in the service of policy and industry. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(6), 702-708.
* Smith JW (1998) Boll weevil eradication: area-wide pest management. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91(3), 239–247,.
* NPPO of the USA (1992).
* Pencoe NL, Phillips JR (1987) The cotton boll weevil: legend, myth, reality. Journal of Entomological Science Supplement, 30-51.
------- Includes a historical review of spread into the USA from Mexico between 1892 and 1933.
* Raszick TJ (2021) Boll weevil eradication: a success story of science in the service of policy and industry. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(6), 702-708.
* Smith JW (1998) Boll weevil eradication: area-wide pest management. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 91(3), 239–247,.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Present, widespread |