The spread of Carpophilus truncatus is on the razor's edge between an outbreak and a pest invasion

F de Benedetta, S Gargiulo, F Miele, L Figlioli… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract In 2019, in southern Italy (Campania) there was an outbreak of a sap beetle
infesting stored walnut fruits. A monitoring activity started to assess the spread and impact of …

Diversity of insects associated with the fruits of four tree species of Lauraceae from Los Tuxtlas region, Mexico: an annotated and illustrated taxonomic list

E Rodríguez-Sánchez, LJ Giraldo-Kalil… - Revista mexicana de …, 2022 - scielo.org.mx
Besides recruitment and dispersal, fruits are key resources for the maintenance of insect
communities. This study is focused on the insects inhabiting the fruits of 4 wild Lauraceae …

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

SJ Tobin, JP Cunningham - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

Morphological and molecular identification of Carpophilus dimidiatus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) associated with stored walnut in Northwestern Argentina

N Reales, N Rocamundi, AE Marvaldi… - Journal of Stored …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The beetle genus Carpophilus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Carpophilinae) includes
important stored-product pest species, many of which are widespread worldwide and often …

Taxonomy of Carpophilinae (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) from Tripura, India with a new species

J Dasgupta, TK Pal, GS Powell - Annales Zoologici, 2021 - BioOne
Seven species of Carpophilinae: Urophorus humeralis (Fabricius), Carpophilus
(Carpophilus) jelineki Audisio & Kirejtshuk, Carpophilus (Carpophilus) obsoletus Erichson …

The pest sap beetle Carpophilus (Myothorax) truncatus Murray, 1864 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)-a new synonymy and a related new species of Carpophilus.

L Semeraro, MJ Blacket, L Rako, JP Cunningham - Zootaxa, 2023 - europepmc.org
Carpophilus truncatus Murray 1864, is a species of sap beetle which has been recorded
from many countries worldwide, and has become recognised as an important pest of nuts. In …