First report of the invasive South American pinhole borer Euplatypus paralellus (F) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae) on arecanut

Authors

  • K.M. Sreekumar
  • K.M. Nanditha
  • B. Ramesha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v43i4.412

Abstract

The invasive South American pinhole borer Euplatypus paralellus (F) is reported for the first time on arecanut palms from Kasaragod, Kerala, India.

Author Biographies

K.M. Sreekumar

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Padannakkad, Kasaragod- 671314, Kerala, India.

K.M. Nanditha

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Padannakkad, Kasaragod- 671314, Kerala, India.

B. Ramesha

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Padannakkad, Kasaragod- 671314, Kerala, India.

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Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

Sreekumar, K., Nanditha, K., & Ramesha, B. (2018). First report of the invasive South American pinhole borer Euplatypus paralellus (F) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae) on arecanut. ENTOMON, 43(4), 293–294. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v43i4.412

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Short Communications