Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto(EUWAWH)
Distribution details in Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
* 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 caught in March 2019 in Capinópolis in stands of Khaya grandifoliola and riparian forest. Then also found infesting avocado (Persea americana) orchards in Pratinha.
* Soares NS, Duarte LS, Araújo AS, Rainho HL, Hickmann F, Aurélio MS, Silveira-Neto S, Zucchi RA, Savaris M (2026) A close relationship: Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) haplotype H22 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Ricinus communis L.(Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil. Entomological Communications 8, ec08008. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08008
------- on Ricinus communis
------- First caught in March 2019 in Capinópolis in stands of Khaya grandifoliola and riparian forest. Then also found infesting avocado (Persea americana) orchards in Pratinha.
* Soares NS, Duarte LS, Araújo AS, Rainho HL, Hickmann F, Aurélio MS, Silveira-Neto S, Zucchi RA, Savaris M (2026) A close relationship: Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) haplotype H22 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Ricinus communis L.(Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil. Entomological Communications 8, ec08008. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08008
------- on Ricinus communis
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Uruguay | Present, no details |