EPPO Global Database

Brontispa longissima(BRONLO)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2002
From CABI Pest map 227 (1998): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First found in 2002 near Haikou city, Hainan (Jin et al., 2012). According to FAO (2004), Hainan is the most severely affected province.
References
* Ali H, Muhammad A, Bala NS, Hou Y (2018) The endosymbiotic Wolbachia and host COI gene enables to distinguish between two invasive palm pests; coconut leaf beetle, Brontispa longissima and hispid leaf beetle, Octodonta nipae. Journal of Economic Entomology 111(6), 2894-2902.
------- Study on specimens collected from Phoenix canariensis in Zhangzhou city (Fujian).

* Chen ZM, Wang GH, Li M, Peng ZQ, Ali H, Xu LN, Gurr GM, Hou YM (2020) Development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for analysis of population structure and invasion pathway in the coconut leaf beetle Brontispa longissima (Gestro) using restriction site-associated DNA (RAD) genotyping in southern China. Insects. 11(4), 230. DOI:10.3390/insects11040230
-------- Widespread in Southern China.

* FAO (2004) Report of the expert consultation on coconut beetle outbreak in APPPC member countries (Bangkok, TH, 2004-10-26/27), 34 pp.

* Jin T, Lin YY, Jin QA, Wen HB, Peng ZQ (2012) Age-stage, two sex life table of Brontispa longissima (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Hispidae) feeding on four palm varieties. Environmental Entomology 41(5), 1208-1214.

* Kawazu K, Sugeno W, Mochizuki A, Takano SI, Murata M, Ichiki RT, Sakamura S (2012) Age in relation to copulation, egg development, and multiple mating behavior in the coconut palm pest Brontispa longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 105(5), 746-750.

* Li L, Wang Z, Wang X, An L (2011) Forest insect pest management and forest management in China: an overview. Environmental Management 48, 1107–1121.
------- Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Taiwan.

* Wan FH, Yan NW (2016) Invasion and management of agricultural alien insects in China. Annual Review of Entomology 61, 77-98.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Laos Present, no details view...
Myanmar Present, no details view...
Vietnam Present, no details view...