Sciaphobus squalidus

Sciaphobus squalidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sciaphobus
Species:
S. squalidus
Binomial name
Sciaphobus squalidus
(Gyllenhal, 1834)

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.

Sciaphobus squalidus has confirmed records from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia, however its range is likely more diverse.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Sciaphobus squalidus". iNaturalist.
  5. ↑ "Серый почковый долгоносик". «Сингента» в России (in Russian). May 15, 2024.