Chrysobothris mali(CHRBMA)
Distribution details in United States of America (California)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/259) : found feeding on pear fruits in Lake County in August 2023.
Rijal et al.: reemerging pest on walnut in California.
Rijal et al.: reemerging pest on walnut in California.
* Burke HE (1919) Biological notes on the flatheaded apple tree borer (Chrysobothris femorata Fab.) and the Pacific flatheaded apple tree borer (Chrysobothris Mali Horn). Journal of Economic Entomology, 12(4), 326–333. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/12.4.326
* Kron CR, Murillo AD, Gonçalves CG, Zoller BG, Addesso K, Klingeman WE, Moulton JK (2025) DNA barcoding helps establish a novel host-plant association for Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) larvae found infesting Pyrus communis L.‘Bartlett’(Rosaceae) fruit in Lake County, California orchards. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 101(3), 262-272.
* Rijal J, Sakaki S, Gyawaly S, Addesso K (2026) Optimizing trap design, lure, and color for monitoring Chrysobothris mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in California walnut orchards. Environmental Entomology 55(2), nvag033.
* Kron CR, Murillo AD, Gonçalves CG, Zoller BG, Addesso K, Klingeman WE, Moulton JK (2025) DNA barcoding helps establish a novel host-plant association for Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) larvae found infesting Pyrus communis L.‘Bartlett’(Rosaceae) fruit in Lake County, California orchards. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 101(3), 262-272.
* Rijal J, Sakaki S, Gyawaly S, Addesso K (2026) Optimizing trap design, lure, and color for monitoring Chrysobothris mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in California walnut orchards. Environmental Entomology 55(2), nvag033.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Alberta | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Saskatchewan | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Manitoba | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Mexico | Absent, unreliable record |