EPPO Global Database

Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato(XYLBFO)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Quarantine pest, actionable, transitory and under eradication in Mexico (2017)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/053) : first specimen caught in 2015 near Tijuana (Baja California).

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/068) : confirmed by NPPO.
References
* García-Avila de J, Trujillo-Arriaga FJ, López-Buenfil JA, González-Gómez R, Carrillo D, Cruz LF, Ruiz-Galván I, Quezada-Salinas A, Acevedo-Reyes N (2016) First report of Euwallacea nr. fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Mexico. Florida Entomologist 99(3), 555-556.

* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports. Mexico (2017-10-18) Update on the shot hole borer Euwallacea sp. and its symbiont fungi Fusarium euwallaceae in Mexico. https://pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=730
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Guatemala Present, no details view...
United States of America Hawaii Present, no details view...
United States of America California Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Florida Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...