Carpophilus dimidiatus

(Fabricius, 1792)

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Common name (English)

Cornsap beetle

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1931

Impacts

Negative

Pest of dried fruit (Morris 1937).

Pathway

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food

Pathway detail

CBD pathway per EASIN (2023).

References

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens, Greece, 347 pp.

Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/