EPPO Global Database

Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto(EUWAWH)

Distribution details in Brazil (Sao Paulo)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
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
-------- Found in several localities (Bernadino, de Campos, Brodowski, Cordeiropolis, Jardinopolis, Pereira Barreto, Sao Sebastiao, da Grama, Tres Fronteiras) in avocado (Persea americana) orchards.

* 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
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, restricted distribution view...
Uruguay Present, no details view...