EPPO Global Database

Listronotus bonariensis(HYROBO)

Distribution details in Argentina

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1997: Present, no details
From CABI Pest map 581 (1998): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/203) : reported attacking wheat shoots in 1995, but had not before that been seen in the country since 1972.
References
* Ahmad R (1977) Zur Kenntnis von Hyperodes bonariensis Kuschel (Col., Curculionidae) und seiner Feinde in Argentinien. Anzeiger fur Schadlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 50 (10), 150-151.

* Ahmad R (1978) Note on breeding the argentine stem weevilHyperodes bonariensis [Col.: Curculionidae] and its egg parasite Patasson atomarius [Hym.: Mymaridae]. Entomophaga 23 (2), 161-162.

* Goldson SL, Emberson RM (1980) Relict diapause in an introduced weevil in New Zealand. Nature 286, 489-490.

* Loan, C. C.; Lloyd, D. C. (1974) Entomophaga 19 (1), 7-12.

* Review of Agricultural Entomology, 85(10), p 1213 (9598).

* Williams CL, Goldson SL, Baird DB, Bullock DW (1994) Geographical origin of an introduced insect pest, Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel), determined by RAPD analysis. Heredity. 72 (4), 412-419. DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1994.57
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bolivia Present, no details view...
Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Present, no details view...
Brazil Present, no details view...
Chile Present, widespread view...
Uruguay Present, widespread view...