The ambrosia beetle Anisandrus apicalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): A new pest of kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis in Guizhou, China
Author of the article:LI You1** ZHANG Bin2** WAN Yu-Xuan1 WANG Zhi-Liang3*** CHEN Hui-Long4, 5 LI Xiao-Long6
Author's Workplace：1. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Florida 32611, USA; 2. Plant Protection and Quarantine Station of Guiyang City, Guiyang 550081, China; 3. Museum of Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; 4. Institute of Entomology, the Provincial Key Laboratory for Mountainous Region Agricultural Pest Management, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; 5. Guizhou Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Guiyang 550081, China; 6. Guizhou Academy of Forestry, Guiyang 550011, China
Key Words：Actinidia, Anisandrus, key, Guizhou, new host plant
Abstract：[Objectives] A new pest of kiwifruit, Actinidia chinensis, the ambrosia beetle, Anisandrus apicalis (Blandford), has been found in Guizhou, China. [Methods] Anisandrus apicalis was first found and identified in Xiuwen, Guiyang. All Anisandrus spp. beetle records in China were checked. [Results] A revised description, illustration and a key to Chinese Anisandrus species are provided and the distribution and host plants of the genus summarized, along with information on their damage to kiwifruit crops. [Conclusion] This is the first report of A. apicalis damage to kiwifruit. No infestations were found on healthy plants and further fieldwork is required to ascertain the relationship between A. apicalis and plant disease epidemics in kiwifruit.