Preferred name: Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato
Taxonomic position: Animalia: Arthropoda: Hexapoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae
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Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature EPPO Categorization: A2 list, Alert list (formerly)
EU Categorization: A1 Quarantine pest (Annex II A)
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EPPO Code: XYLBFO

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Host list: Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia crassicarpa, Acacia longifolia, Acacia mangium, Acacia mearnsii, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia retinodes, Acacia saligna, Acacia stenophylla, Acalypha wilkesiana, Acer buergerianum, Acer caudatifolium, Acer davidii, Acer macrophyllum, Acer negundo, Acer palmatum, Acer paxii, Acer saccharinum, Acer x freemanii, Adansonia digitata, Aesculus californica, Afrocarpus falcatus, Afrocarpus gracilior, Afzelia quanzensis, Agonis flexuosa, Ailanthus altissima, Alangium chinense, Albizia adianthifolia, Albizia julibrissin, Albizia kalkora, Albizia lebbeck, Alectryon excelsus, Aleurites moluccanus, Allocasuarina decussata, Allocasuarina humilis, Alnus incana, Alnus jorullensis, Alnus rhombifolia, Aloysia virgata, Anisodontea scabrosa, Annona muricata, Annona reticulata, Arbutus unedo, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Averrhoa carambola, Baccharis salicifolia, Banksia grandis, Banksia integrifolia, Banksia littoralis, Banksia menziesii, Banksia prionotes, Banksia saxicola, Bauhinia galpinii, Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia variegata var. candida, Bauhinia variegata, Bauhinia x blakeana, Betula alnoides, Betula pendula, Bischofia javanica, Bixa orellana, Bombax ceiba, Bossiaea linophylla, Bougainvillea sp., Bougainvillea, Brachychiton acerifolius, Brachychiton australis, Brachychiton discolor, Brachychiton populneus, Brachychiton rupestris, Brachylaena discolor, Brahea armata, Broussonetia papyrifera, Brownea sp., Brugmansia suaveolens, Buddleia saligna, Bulnesia arborea, Bursera hindsiana, Butia capitata, Buxus sempervirens, Callistemon salignus, Calodendrum capense, Calpurnia aurea, Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia reticulata, Camellia semiserrata, Camellia sinensis, Camptotheca acuminata, Cananga odorata, Carya illinoinensis, Cascabela thevetioides, Cassia brewsteri, Cassia fistula, Castanopsis fargesii, Castanospermum australe, Casuarina cunninghamiana, Casuarina equisetifolia, Casuarina obesa, Catalpa speciosa, Cedrus atlantica, Ceiba pentandra, Celtis africana, Celtis sinensis, Ceratonia siliqua, Cercis canadensis, Cestrum nocturnum, Chionanthus retusus, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, Chorisia speciosa, Chukrasia tabularis, Cinnamomum camphora, Citharexylum spinosum, Citrus x aurantium var. paradisi, Citrus x aurantium var. sinensis, Citrus x aurantium, Citrus x latifolia, Citrus x limon var. meyerii, Citrus x limon, Clausena lansium, Cleyera japonica, Clusia rosea, Cocculus laurifolius, Cocculus orbiculatus, Combretum erythrophyllum, Combretum kraussii, Commiphora harveyi, Coprosma repens, Cordia caffra, Cordyline stricta, Cornus controversa, Corylus colurna, Corymbia calophylla, Corymbia ficifolia, Crescentia cujete, Crinodendron patagua, Cunonia capensis, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Cussonia spicata, Dalbergia delavayi, Dalbergia odorifera, Delonix regia, Dimocarpus longan, Diospyros dichrophylla, Diospyros glabra, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros lycioides, Diospyros whyteana, Dombeya acutangula, Dombeya cacuminum, Dombeya rotundifolia, Dombeya tiliacea, Dovyalis caffra, Dracaena draco, Dracaena marginata, Dracaena sp., Duranta erecta, Ekebergia capensis, Elaeocarpus sp., Eriobotrya japonica, Erythrina americana, Erythrina caffra, Erythrina corallodendron, Erythrina crista-galli, Erythrina falcata, Erythrina folkersii, Erythrina humeana, Erythrina livingstoniana, Erythrina lysistemon, Erythrina variegata, Erythrina x sykesii, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus cinerea, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, Eucalyptus diversicolor, Eucalyptus froggattii, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus gomphocephala, Eucalyptus kitsoniana, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus perriniana, Eucalyptus polyanthemos, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus rudis, Eucalyptus torquata, Euphorbia tirucalli, Fagus crenata, Fagus sylvatica, Fatsia japonica, Ficus altissima, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus benjamina, Ficus carica, Ficus elastica, Ficus lyrata, Ficus maclellandii, Ficus macrophylla, Ficus maxima, Ficus microcarpa, Ficus natalensis, Ficus platypoda, Ficus racemosa, Ficus rubiginosa, Ficus sur, Ficus sycomorus, Firmiana simplex, Frangula californica, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa, Fraxinus angustifolia, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus griffithii, Fraxinus uhdei, Fraxinus velutina, Gleditsia triacanthos, Grevillea banksii, Grevillea olivacea, Grevillea robusta, Grewia occidentalis, Gymnosporia buxifolia, Hakea multilineata, Hakea prostrata, Hakea salicifolia, Halleria lucida, Handroanthus impetiginosus, Harpephyllum caffrum, Harpullia arborea, Harpullia pendula, Hauya elegans subsp. cornuta, Heliocarpus donnellsmithii, Heptapleurum actinophyllum, Heptapleurum arboricola, Hevea brasiliensis, Hibiscus martianus, Hibiscus mutabilis, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Homalanthus populifolius, Howea forsteriana, Hymenosporum flavum, Ilex aquifolium, Ilex cornuta, Ilex latifolia, Ilex mitis, Inga edulis, Inga feuillei, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Juglans mandshurica, Juglans nigra, Juniperus chinensis, Juniperus virginiana, Justicia sp., Keteleeria evelyniana, Kigelia africana, Kiggelaria africana, Koelreuteria bipinnata, Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana, Koelreuteria elegans, Koelreuteria paniculata, Lagunaria patersonia, Lambertia orbifolia, Leonotis leonurus, Ligustrum compactum, Ligustrum japonicum, Ligustrum ovalifolium, Ligustrum sinense, Ligustrum vulgare, Liquidambar formosana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Litchi chinensis, Livistona chinensis, Luehea divaricata, Lysiphyllum carronii, Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia, Machilus thunbergii, Magnolia champaca, Magnolia delavayi, Magnolia doltsopa, Magnolia figo, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia virginiana, Magnolia x soulangeana, Magnolia x veitchii, Mallotus barbatus, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Mangifera indica, Manihot esculenta, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, Melaleuca teretifolia, Melaleuca viminalis, Melia azedarach, Melianthus major, Melicoccus bijugatus, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Millettia sp., Morus alba, Morus nigra, Morus rubra, Murraya paniculata, Myrsine melanophloeos, Neltuma articulata, Nuxia floribunda, Olea europaea subsp. africana, Olea europaea, Olinia ventosa, Oncoba spinosa, Oreocnide frutescens, Osmanthus fragrans, Osteospermum moniliferum, Pararchidendron pruinosum, Parasenegalia visco, Parkinsonia aculeata, Parkinsonia florida, Parkinsonia x sonorae, Paulownia tomentosa, Persea americana, Peumus boldus, Phoebe cavaleriei, Photinia x fraseri, Pinus densiflora, Pinus douglasiana, Pinus massoniana, Pipturus argenteus, Pittosporum ligustrifolium, Pittosporum undulatum, Platanus mexicana, Platanus occidentalis, Platanus orientalis, Platanus racemosa, Platanus wrightii, Platanus x hispanica, Plumeria rubra, Podalyria calyptrata, Podocarpus henkelii, Populus alba, Populus deltoides, Populus fremontii, Populus nigra, Populus simonii, Populus trichocarpa, Populus x canescens, Protea mundii, Prunus africana, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus caroliniana, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasoides, Prunus mume, Prunus nigra, Prunus persica, Prunus serrulata, Pseudobombax ellipticum, Pseudocydonia sinensis, Psidium guajava, Psoralea aphylla, Psoralea pinnata, Pterocarya stenoptera, Pyrus calleryana, Pyrus kawakamii, Quercus agrifolia, Quercus alba, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus engelmannii, Quercus ilex, Quercus lobata, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus mexicana, Quercus palustris, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Quercus rubra, Quercus rugosa, Quercus suber, Quercus virginiana, Ricinocarpos hybrids, Ricinocarpos pinifolius, Ricinus communis, Robinia pseudoacacia, Rosa sp., Salix alba, Salix babylonica, Salix gooddingii, Salix humboldtiana, Salix laevigata, Salix lasiolepis, Salix mucronata, Sapindus drummondii, Saurauia tristyla, Schinus molle, Schinus terebinthifolia, Schleichera oleosa, Schotia brachypetala, Searsia chirindensis, Searsia lancea, Senegalia burkei, Senegalia galpinii, Senna racemosa var. liebmannii, Senna racemosa, Senna siamea, Senna spectabilis, Solanum mauritianum, Sparrmannia africana, Spathodea campanulata, Spyridium globulosum, Stenocarpus sinuatus, Sterculia quadrifida, Strelitzia nicolai, Styphnolobium japonicum, Syzygium cordatum, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium smithii, Tamarix ramosissima, Taxodium distichum, Tecoma capensis, Tecoma stans, Tectona grandis, Templetonia retusa, Terminalia buceras, Terminalia catappa, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Theobroma cacao, Tilia americana, Tipuana tipu, Toona ciliata, Trema orientale, Triadica sebifera, Trichilia emetica, Ulmus alata, Ulmus americana, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus minor, Ulmus parvifolia, Ulmus procera, Ulmus pumila, Umbellularia californica, Ungnadia speciosa, Vachellia caven, Vachellia karroo, Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii, Vachellia sieberiana, Vepris lanceolata, Verbesina gigantea, Vernicia fordii, Viburnum lantana, Viburnum odoratissimum, Virgilia divaricata, Virgilia oroboides, Vitex trifolia, Vitis vinifera, Voacanga thouarsii, Washingtonia filifera, Wigandia urens, Wisteria floribunda, Wisteria sinensis, Xylomelum occidentale, Xylosma congesta, Zelkova serrata, Zenia insignis, Ziziphus jujuba

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EPPO Region: Germany, Israel, Spain (mainland)
Africa: Comoros, Madagascar, Reunion, South Africa
Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Xianggang (Hong Kong), Xizhang, Yunnan), East Timor, India (Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Israel, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Archipelago), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West), Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
North America: Mexico, United States of America (California, Florida, Hawaii)
Central America and Caribbean: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
South America: Argentina, Brazil (Ceara, Minas Gerais, Parana, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo)
Oceania: American Samoa, Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia), Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands

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CABI and EFSA resources used when preparing this datasheet

[While preparing this EPPO datasheet, if you have used CABI datasheets and/or EFSA Pest survey cards please add links below to these documents].

CABI Datasheet on Pest X 

EFSA Pest survey card on Pest X

This datasheet was prepared in 2021 by Mark Hoddle, University of California, Riverside. His valuable contribution is gratefully acknowledged.

EPPO (2025) Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int (accessed 2025-05-04)

This datasheet was first published online in 2021. It is maintained in an electronic format in the EPPO Global Database. The sections on 'Identity', ‘Hosts’, and 'Geographical distribution' are automatically updated from the database. For other sections, the date of last revision is indicated on the right.