EPPO Global Database

Euplatypus parallelus(PLTPPA)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2012
References
* Beaver RA (2013) The invasive neotropical ambrosia beetle Euplatypus parallelus (Fabricius, 1801) in the Oriental region and its pest status (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Platypodinae). Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 149, 143-154.
------- First record in Goa in 2012.

* Hiremath SR, Prathapan KD (2019) First report of the invasive South American pinhole borer, Euplatypus parallelus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae), on rubber in India. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(3), 714–717.
------- Karnataka and Kerala.

* Manohara TN, Balakrishna SM, Shetteppenavar VS (2023) Infestation of pinhole borer [Euplatypus parallelus (F.)] on Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. Plant Science Today 10(3), 75-78.

* Thube SH, Mohan C, Pandian RTP, Saneera EK, Sannagoudra HM, Hedge V, Cowdappa P (2018) First record of the invasive neotropical Ambrosia beetle Euplatypus parallelus (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae) infesting arecanut in Karnataka, India. The Coleopterists Bulletin 72(4), 713–716.
------- Karnataka.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bangladesh Present, no details view...
China Hainan Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, no details view...
China Present, restricted distribution view...