Euwallacea (genus)
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Euwallacea Hopkins, 1915
This genus of ambrosia beetles is native to different parts of Asia and the Pacific and contains more than 50 species. Several species are considered to be pests of trees and shrubs and some are invasive. For example, the tea shot-hole borer (Euwallacea perbrevis) is a pest of tea bushes and other crops in Asia and some Pacific Islands.
Beginning in the 1980s, three closely related Euwallacea species, the Euwallacea fornicatus species complex, where found outside their native range, causing substantial damage to avocado and other trees (Stouthamer et al., 2017). They originated from southern Asia and invaded countries like Israel, South Africa, parts of the U.S., Hawaii and Central America. The Euwallacea fornicatus complex includes the following species of invasive shot hole borers:
- Euwallacea fornicatus (polyphagous shot hole borer) - invasive in Israel, South Africa, and California
- Euwallacea perbrevis (tea shot hole borer) - invasive in Hawaii, Florida and Central America
- Euwallacea kuroshio (Kuroshio shot hole borer) - invasive in California and Mexico
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
