EPPO Global Database

Gonipterus platensis(GONPPL)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
Comments
Introduced. First found in Galicia in 1991. Now present across the Iberian peninsula. In the cornisa cantábrica (northern Spain from Galicia to Pais Vasco), annual losses are estimated at 235 000 000 euros for the forestry and paper industry.
References
* Anonymous (2019) Gonipterus provoca unas pérdidas de 235 milliones de euros en la cornisa cantabrica. Phytoma-Espana no. 321, 22-23.

* Mapondera TS, Burgess T, Matsuki M, Oberprieler RG (2012) Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the cryptic species of the Gonipterus scutellatus complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Gonipterini). Australian Journal of Entomology 51, 175–188.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Portugal Present, no details view...