EPPO Global Database

Scyphophorus acupunctatus(SCYPIN)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Widespread (2014-02)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/087) : captured in 2013 and 2014 across the island in Rhynchophorus ferrugineus pheromone traps when these were placed on the ground.
References
* NPPO of Cyprus (2014-02).

* Vassiliou V, Kitsis P (2015) First record of the sisal weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus, in Cyprus. Entomologia Hellenica 24, 22-26.