EPPO Global Database

Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto(EUWAWH)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/081) : First specimens were caught in March 2019 in Minas Gerais. Subsequently, also found in the states of Ceará, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. The insect was found breeding in Acacia mangium, Persea americana, Solanum mauritianum and Toona ciliata.
References
* Covre LS, Atkinson TH, Johnson AJ, Flechtmann CAH (2024) Introduction and establishment of Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Brazil. Journal of Economic Entomology (early view). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae081
------- First record. Found in several localities in Ceara (Aquiraz), Minas Gerais (Capinopolis, Pratinha), Parana (Apucarana, Assai), Santa Catarina (Aguas de Chapeco), and Sao Paulo (Bernadino, de Campos, Brodowski, Cordeiropolis, Jardinopolis, Pereira Barreto, Sao Sebastiao, da Grama, Tres Fronteiras).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, restricted distribution view...