Key message Gonipterus platensis is an important insect pest of eucalypt plantations.
Despite biological control by the egg parasitoid Anaphes nitens, economic losses remain …

Introduction The Eucalyptus Weevil (Gonipterus “scutellatus” Gyllenhal) is a notorious pest
of eucalypt plantations around the world, but its host range differs across its area of …

The weevil Gonipterus platensis is among the most important eucalypt (Eucalyptus spp.)
pest species worldwide. In Portugal, weevil-induced damage has great economic …

Damage caused by the eucalypt snout weevil Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae)(= G. gibberus Boisduval) was found on a greater proportion of F1Eucalyptus …

Gonipterus scutellatus is a significant insect pest of eucalypts in most countries where that
genus has been introduced, but is usually only of minor significance in its native Australia …

Background Gonipterus platensis Marelli (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the main defoliating
beetle of Eucalyptus L'Hér.(Myrtaceae) plants worldwide. The suitability of Eucalyptus to this …

Around 1.5 million ha of the Iberian Peninsula is currently occupied by Eucalyptus globulus,
the preferred species for commercial plantations due to its fast growth and wood …

Abstract Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is an invasive, commercially
important weevil that causes large‐scale defoliation of Eucalyptus trees. The weevil …

Plantations of Eucalyptus species have been widely used in Spain to meet the high demand
for wood given their rapid growth and high wood production capacity. Defoliation induced by …

Chile has more than 330 000 ha of eucalypt plantations, predominantly in the eighth to the
tenth region (approximately 34 to 41° S). Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus is the principal …