Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato(XYLBFO)
Distribution details in Brazil (Sao Paulo)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/081) : Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto caught in March 2019 in Minas Gerais. Subsequently, also found in the states of Ceará, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. The insect was found breeding in Acacia mangium, Persea americana, Solanum mauritianum and Toona ciliata.
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/113) : found on castor bean during surveys from April 2023 to September 2024
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/113) : found on castor bean during surveys from April 2023 to September 2024
* 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
* 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
* 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
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Colombia | Absent, unreliable record | ||
| Uruguay | Present, no details | ||
| Venezuela | Absent, unreliable record |