The First Report of Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) in Türkiye with New Reproductive Host Plant

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Acer S., Hızal E., Ercan F.

FORESTIST, cilt.75, ss.1-7, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Dergi Adı: FORESTIST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), CAB Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-7
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) is one of several very similar species of ambrosia beetles, collectively termed the

Euwallacea fornicatus species complex, which includes E. fornicatus, E. fornicatior (Eggers, 1923), E. perbrevis (Schedl,

1951), and E. kuroshio (Gomez et al., 2018). In 2024, a series of shoot dieback and wilting phenomena were observed on

various ornamental trees in Eminönü, Istanbul/Türkiye. Further investigation of the symptoms revealed the presence

of an invasive exotic beetle species in the region. Applying both morphological and molecular methods determined

that the ambrosia species present in the affected plants was E. fornicatus. The presence of the invasive ambrosia beetle,

Euwallacea fornicatus, is reported for the first time in Türkiye. In 2016, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection

Organization proposed the inclusion of this species in the A1 list (lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine

pests) for Türkiye, and it was included in the List of Agricultural Quarantine Species of Türkiye in the same year.