A new specific plant host for the agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) in South Africa : a destructive pest of species of Agave L. (Agavaceae)

dc.contributor.authorSmith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Estrela
dc.contributor.authorKlopper, Ronell Renett
dc.contributor.authorCrouch, Neil R.
dc.contributor.authorJanion, Charlene
dc.contributor.authorChown, Steven Loudon
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-01T08:41:34Z
dc.date.available2013-02-01T08:41:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe widely distributed agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, is for the first time recorded from Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck subsp. salmiana in South Africa. In its native habitat in Mexico, this new host plant species is one of the most important sources of pulque, a fermented alcoholic beverage. With efforts underway at Bothaville in the Free State Province, South Africa, to establish an agave nectar industry, commercial farmers should be made aware of the destruction that the agave weevil can cause, especially in concentrated populations and plantations of Agave L. species.en_US
dc.description.abstractDer weit verbreitete Agaven- Rüsselkäfer Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal wird zum ersten Mal für Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck subsp. salmiana in Südafrika nachgewiesen. Die Heimat des Käfers ist Mexiko, und die neu nachgewiesene Wirtspflanze ist eine der wichtigsten Grundlagen für die Herstellung des alkoholischen Getränkes Pulque. Mit Blick auf die Versuche, in Bothaville in der Free State-Provinz, Südafrika, eine Agavensaft-Industrie aufzubauen, müssen die kommerziellen Pflanzer für die Schäden sensibilisiert werden, die der Käfer vor allem in dichten Populationen und Plantagen von Agave-Arten anrichten kann.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2013en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.bcss.org.uk/journal.htmlen_US
dc.identifier.citationSmith, GF, Figueiredo, E, Klopper, RR, Crouch, NR, Janion, C & Chown, SL 2012, 'A new specific plant host for the agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) in South Africa : a destructive pest of species of Agave L. (Agavaceae)', Bradleya, vol. 30, pp. 19-24.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0265-086X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/20931
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBritish Cactus and Succulent Societyen_US
dc.rightsBritish Cactus and Succulent Societyen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectScyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhalen_US
dc.subjectAgave L. speciesen_US
dc.titleA new specific plant host for the agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) in South Africa : a destructive pest of species of Agave L. (Agavaceae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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