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Quickscan Tanymecus lacaena

Description

This Quickscan concerns the broad-nosed weevil species Tanymecus lacaena which was intercepted on Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss) imported from the USA. The species is not known as an important pest in its current area of distribution. Risk assessment: the species poses no or a low risk for plant health in the Netherlands because the pest is unlikely to establish in the Netherlands. Pest status of Tanymecus lacaena in the Netherlands: absent, intercepted only

Organisms

  • Tanymecus

Hosts

  • Citrus

Files

Type File Size
Pest Risk Analysis Download 68,56kB

PRA Area

  • Netherlands