Euscepes postfasciatus(EUSPPO)
Distribution details in Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2017: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 309 (1994): Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 309 (1994): Present, no details
Okinawa (Okinawa prefecture) and the Amami Islands (Kagoshima prefecture). A sterile insect technique (SIT) program for eradication is underway in Okinawa prefecture.
* Himuro C, Ikegawa Y, Honma A (2017) Males use accessory gland substances to inhibit remating by females in West Indian sweetpotato weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 110(4), 374-380.
* Okada Y, Yasuda K, Sakai T, Ichinose K (2014) Sweet potato resistance to Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): larval performance adversely effected by adult's preference to tuber for food and oviposition. Journal of Economic Entomology 107(4), 1662-1673.
* Okada Y, Yasuda K, Sakai T, Ichinose K (2014) Sweet potato resistance to Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): larval performance adversely effected by adult's preference to tuber for food and oviposition. Journal of Economic Entomology 107(4), 1662-1673.