Digital identification tool: Twig girdlers
Published: Mon, 05 Oct 2015, 11:34Last updated: Tue, 06 Oct 2015, 14:45
This tool is designed to aid in the identification of adult "twig girdlers," a large group of longhorned beetles in the tribe Onciderini which are widely distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, from the USA to Argentina. The tribe currently contains 79 genera and ~481 species.
Members of this group are known to attack more than 50 different woody plant families, including many economically and agriculturally important species such as avocado, cocoa, coffee, guava, grape, peach, pecan, and sweet potato. Within their native range, trees attacked by these beetles are often severely damaged or killed. The potential introduction of exotic twig girdler species into the USA poses a serious risk to our native trees.
Resources on this page are not intended to be interpretations of ISPMs and terminology used may not be consistent with ISPM 5. Unless otherwise indicated resources, or pest distributions contained within them are not endorsed/adopted/agreed by the CPM nor developed under the auspices of the IPPC Secretariat, and are the exclusive responsibility of the author of the contributed phytosanitary resource.
Resource provide by:- NPPO of USA
Type of contact: NPPO
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- Diagnostic protocol