European chestnut weevil - Curculio elephas

EEffective: August 18, 2010 - December 31, 2013
Resources: Pest Tracker
Screening Aids:
Taxonomic Position: Coleoptera : Curculionidae
Pest Type: Insects
Pest Code (NAPIS): INASIQA
No manual – See Host Matrix
These Approved Methods are appropriate for:
Human and Animal Pathogens Transmitted:
Not known to transmit any human or animal pathogens.
Plant Pathogens and Organisms Vectored:
It is not known if pest vectors Endothia parasitica (causal agent of chestnut blight) but it may interact with pathogen (Venette et al., 2003).
Survey
Approved Method(s):
Method Product Name / Instructions NAPIS Survey Method
Visual See the visual inspection excerpt from the guidelines. 3031 - General Visual Observation
Identification


ID/Diagnostic: Morphological

Morphological
Mistaken Identities:
Present in the U.S.: Curculio spp.
Not present in the U.S.: Curculio glandium and Curculio nucum
References
  1. Venette, R. C., E. E. Davis, H. Heisler, and M. Larson. 2003. Mini Risk Assessment, Chestnut weevil, Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]. United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program.