Gonipterus scutellatus species complex(GONPSC)
Distribution details in Portugal
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2020: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1996
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, at low prevalence (2020-07)
From CABI Pest map 344 (2010): Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1996
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, at low prevalence (2020-07)
From CABI Pest map 344 (2010): Present, few occurrences
EPPO Reporting Service (1996/213) indicates that, since 1991, the pest has been spreading in northwest Spain, including areas near the border with Portugal. The possibility of natural introduction into Portugal now seems high.
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/12) : recently found confirming earlier suspicions.
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/154) : probably entered by natural flight from Galicia. Biological control programme with the parasitoid Anaphes nitens under consideration.
From NPPO (2020): also found during surveys in Terceira Island (Azores) in 2019. No damage observed.
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/12) : recently found confirming earlier suspicions.
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/154) : probably entered by natural flight from Galicia. Biological control programme with the parasitoid Anaphes nitens under consideration.
From NPPO (2020): also found during surveys in Terceira Island (Azores) in 2019. No damage observed.
* Mansilla Vazquez P, Pérez Otero R (1996) El defoliador del eucalipto Gonipterus scutellatus. Phytoma-España, no. 81, 36-42.000
* Plant Protection Service of Portugal (1997-08, 2020-07).
* Paiva MR (1996) Management of forest insects in Portugal. Abstract of a paper presented at the XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze (IT), 1996-08-25/31 (Abst. 16-026, p 510).
* Schröder ML, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP (2020) Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex. Journal of Pest Science 93(1), 11-25.
* Plant Protection Service of Portugal (1997-08, 2020-07).
* Paiva MR (1996) Management of forest insects in Portugal. Abstract of a paper presented at the XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze (IT), 1996-08-25/31 (Abst. 16-026, p 510).
* Schröder ML, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP (2020) Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex. Journal of Pest Science 93(1), 11-25.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Islas Canárias | Present, restricted distribution | |
| Spain | Present, restricted distribution |