EPPO Global Database

Diocalandra frumenti(DIOCFR)

Distribution details in Spain (Islas Canárias)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, restricted distribution (2011-06)
From CABI Pest map 249 (2009): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2003/081)

EPPO Reporting Service (2010/058) : first found in Gran Canaria, it also occurs in Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Tenerife.

From Ramos-Cordero et al. (2024): present on all the islands of the archipelago except El Hierro and La Graciosa.
References
* González Núñez M, Jiménez Álvarez A, Salomones F, Carnero A, Del Estal P, Esteban Durán JR (2002) Diocalandra frumenti (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), nueva plaga de palmeras introducida en Gran Canaria. Primeros estudios de su biología y cría en laboratorio. Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas, 28(3), 347-355.

* Llorens Climent JM (2009) Relación de nuevas plagas de cultivos encontradas en España en los últimos diez años. Phytoma España no. 212, 50-56.

* NPPO of Spain (2011-06).

* Ramos-Cordero C, Seris-Barrallo E, Vacas S, Navarro-Llopis V, Hernández-Suárez EM (2024) Effect of commercial trap design and location on captures of Diocalandra frumenti (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) on palm trees. Insects 15(10), 738. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100738