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Pest or disease

Anthonomus quadrigibbus

Warning This guidance is for information only. It is your responsibility to check the relevant legislation, including the assimilated EU Regulation (Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2072). Not complying with the requirements under the legislation may lead to delays and penalties at the customs border.
Warning You must report any suspicions of Anthonomus quadrigibbus, wherever found.

To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.

Preferred name

Anthonomus quadrigibbus

Common names

Apple curculio
Western curculio
large apple curculio

Synonyms

Curculio quadrigibbus
Tachypterellus consors cerasi
Tachypterellus consors subsp. cerasi
Tachypterellus quadrigibbus
Tachypterellus quadrigibbus magna
Tachypterellus quadrigibbus magnus
Tachypterellus quadrigibbus subsp. magnus
Tachypterus quadrigibbus

Plants known to carry Anthonomus quadrigibbus


Scientific name Common names
Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry, alderleaf,Serviceberry, Saskatoon,Serviceberry, Pacific
Amelanchier Mespilus, snowy,Serviceberry
Cornus sericea Redosier dogwood
Crataegus crus-galli Hawthorn, cockspur
Crataegus holmesiana None
Crataegus macrosperma None
Crataegus mollis None
Crataegus punctata None
Crataegus Hawthorn
Cydonia oblonga Quince tree
Malus coronaria Crab-apple, sweet
Malus domestica Apple
Malus Apple tree,Apple, ornamental
Prunus avium Cherry tree, sweet,cherry,Mazzard,Wild cherry
Prunus emarginata Cherry tree, bitter
Prunus serotina Cherry tree, black
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry tree, common
Prunus Stonefruit-shrubs
Pyrus communis Pear tree, common
Pyrus pyraster Poirier sauvage
Pyrus Pear tree
Rosa Rose
Sorbus Rowan tree,Mountain-ash,Whitebeam
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