EPPO Global Database

Ataenius picinus(ATAEPI)

Overview
Code created in: 2011-05-31

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ATAEPI
  • Preferred name: Ataenius picinus
  • Authority: Harold

Notes

Originates from North America but it also occurs in South America, the Caribbean and Oceania. A. picinus adults are coprophagous but larvae have occasionally been reported as minor pests of cultivated plants.

RS 2011/058


Common names
Name Language
pitchy scarab English