EPPO Global Database

Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato(XYLBFO)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/060) : the insect and its fungal symbiont, Fusarium euwallaceae, were detected in plane trees in the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden in Pietermaritzburg. This was the first detection of Fusarium euwallaceae for South Africa.
References
* Leathers, J (2015) California Pest Rating Proposal. Euwallacea sp. nr. fornicatus: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB). California Department of Food and Agriculture. http://blogs.cdfa.ca.gov/Section3162/?tag=polyphagous-shot-hole-bore

* Mendel Z, Protasov A, Maoz Y, Maymon M, Miller G, Elazar M, Freeman S (2017) The role of Euwallacea nr. fornicatus (Coleoptera: Scotytinae) in the wilt syndrome of avocado trees in Israel. Phytoparasitica 45(3), 341-359.

* Paap T, de Beer ZW, Migliorini D, Nel WJ, Wingfield MJ (2018) The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) and its fungal symbiont Fusarium euwallaceae: a new invasion in South Africa. Australasian Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-018-0545-0

* van Rooyen E, Paap T, de Beer W, Townsend G, Fell S, Nel WJ, Morgan S, Hill M, Gonzalez A, Roets F (2021) The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 117(11/12). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/9736