Establishing the distribution of Carpophilus truncatus in Australia using an integrative approach for an emerging global pest.

ABSTRACT: The nitidulid beetle Carpophilus truncatus is rapidly becoming a major pest of nut crops around the world. This insect first infested Australian almonds in 2013 and has since escalated to be the preeminent insect pest for the industry. Data pertaining to C. truncatus distribution are scant, but without awareness of its origin, distribution, and ecological factors that influence distribution, efforts to understand and manage the insect as a pest are stymied. Here, we employ an integrative approach to gain a multifaceted understanding of the distribution of C. truncatus in Australia. Methods employed were (1) reviewing historical records in insect collections to establish the presence of C. truncatus prior to commercial almond horticulture, (2) field trapping of insects to establish presence

SUBMITTER: Tobin SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11341852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature