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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2020.08.0.041

First Report of the Exotic Fig Weevil, Aclees taiwanensis Kôno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Korea  

Hong, Ki-Jeong (Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University)
Park, Deog Kee (Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University)
Lee, So-Mi (Fruit Research Institute, Jellanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.59, no.4, 2020 , pp. 277-280 More about this Journal
Abstract
During late July 2020, a species of weevil in the genus Aclees (Curculionidae, Molytinae) was found on several fig farms in the Haenam-gun district of Jeonnam Province, Korea. The weevil was subsequently identified as Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an exotic species, probably of subtropical and tropical Asian origin, that has also been introduced to Italy and France, where it is associated with severe damage to fig trees. This is the first report of an Aclees weevil in Korea.
Keywords
Curculionidae; Aclees taiwanensis; exotic weevil; Ficus carica; Korea;
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