Sciaphobus squalidus
| Sciaphobus squalidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Sciaphobus |
| Species: | S. squalidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sciaphobus squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834)
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Sciaphobus squalidus, also known as grey bud weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe.
Description
Sciaphobus squalidus is known to be harmful to fruit trees, as it attacks the buds of the plants and inhibits growth.[1][2]
Sciaphobus squalidus has confirmed records from Russia, Ukraine,[3] Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia, however its range is likely more diverse.[4][5]
References
- ^ Dekhtiarev, N. S. (February 1928). "Sciaphobus squalidus, Gyll. (Col., Curcul.), a Pest of Orchards in Ukraine". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 18 (3): 313–317. doi:10.1017/S0007485300020058. ISSN 1475-2670.
- ^ Munteanu, Natalia V.; Danismazoglu, Mehtap; Moldovan, Anna I.; Toderas, Ion K.; Nalçacioğlu, Remziye; Demirbag, Zihni (2014-05-01). "The first study on bacterial flora of pest beetles Sciaphobus squalidus, Tatianaerhynchites aequatus and Byctiscus betulae in the Republic of Moldova". Biologia. 69 (5): 681–690. doi:10.2478/s11756-014-0351-2. ISSN 1336-9563.
- ^ Dekhtiarev, N. S. (February 15, 1928). "Sciaphobus squalidus, Gyll. (Col., Curcul.), a Pest of Orchards in Ukraine". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 18 (3): 313–317. doi:10.1017/S0007485300020058 – via Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Sciaphobus squalidus". iNaturalist.
- ^ "Серый почковый долгоносик". «Сингента» в России (in Russian). May 15, 2024.