Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Common name (English)
Red palm weevil; Asian palm weevil; Sago palm weevil
Common name (Greek)
Κόκκινο σκαθάρι του φοίνικα
Ηabitat
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
2006
Impacts
Infesting Phoenix canariensis (Kontodimas et al. 2006); destructive for ornamental palm trees (Melifronidou-Pantelidou 2009; Demetriou pers. comm.)
Pathway
Pathway detail
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
References
Kontodimas DC, Milonas PG, Vassiliou V, Thymakis N, Economou D (2006) The occurrence of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Greece and Cyprus and the risk against the native greek palm tree Phoenix theophrasti. Entomologia Hellenica 16: 11–15. https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11621
Melifronidou-Pantelidou A (2009) Eradication campaign for Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in Cyprus. EPPO Bulletin 39(2): 155-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2338.2009.02282.x