First Record of Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Italy

Authors

  • Stefano Speranza Department of Agriculture, Forests, Nature and Energy, University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100, Viterbo
  • Enzo Colonnelli Via delle Giunchiglie 56, 00172 Roma
  • Antonio Pietro Garonna Department of Agriculture, Division of Biology and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Systems (BIPAF), University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, Portici (NA) 80055
  • Stefania Laudonia Department of Agriculture, Division of Biology and Protection of Agricultural and Forest Systems (BIPAF), University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, Portici (NA) 80055

Keywords:

weevil, invasive species, pepper pest, Europe

Abstract

Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was observed for the first time in Italy and the Mediterranean Region attacking sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.; Solanaceae) in greenhouses and in fields in the coastal area of the Lazio Region of Italy. The incursion, detected in Oct 2013, was a heavy infestation of sweet pepper buds and not fully developed fruits, and causing their premature abscission. The outbreak area was delineated by the coast on the west, and hills on the south and east.

 

Se observó Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) por primera vez en Italia y la región del Mediterráneo atacando plantas de chile dulce (Capsicum annuum L.; Solanaceae) en invernaderos y campos de la zona costera de Lazio, Italia. La incursión, que se detectó en octubre del 2013, fue una infestación severa de los brotes de chile dulce y frutos no completamente desarrollados, y causando su abscisión prematura. La zona afectada fue delimitada por la costa en el oeste y por las montañas en el sur y el este.

 

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Published

2014-06-21

Issue

Vol. 97, No. 2 (June 2014)

Section

Scientific Notes

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