EPPO Global Database

Listronotus bonariensis(HYROBO)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1927
From CABI Pest map 581 (1998): Present, widespread
From NPPO: Present, widespread
Comments
First reported in New Zealand in 1927 and now widespread.
References
* Barker, G. M.; Addison, P. J. (1990) New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 33 (4), 649-659.

* Barker, G. M.; Pottinger, R. P.; Addison, P. J. (1989) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 26 (2), 79-115.

* Barker, G. M.; Pottinger, R. P.; Addison, P. J. (1989) Environmental Entomology 18 (6), 996-1005.

* Goldson, S. L.; Emberson, R. M. (1980) Nature, UK 286 (5772), 489-490.

* Popay A, McNeill M, Goldson S, Ferguson C (2011) The current status of Argentine stem weevil (Listronotus bonariensis) as a pest in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Plant Protection, 64, 55-62. https://doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2011.64.5962

* Prestidge, R. A.; Zijpp, S. van der; Gault, P. (1989) New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 32 (2), 291-297.