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Conotrachelus nenuphar
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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
Conotrachelus nenuphar, wherever found.
To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.
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Preferred name
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Conotrachelus nenuphar
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Common names
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- American plum weevil
- Plum curculio
- Plum weevil
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Synonyms
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- Cryptorhynchus argula
- Curculio nenuphar
- Rhynchaenus argula
- Rhynchaenus cerasi
Plant health publications about Conotrachelus nenuphar
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| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| September 2023 |
PD Notice - pest_alert_plum_weevil_update
(PDF) |
Plants known to carry Conotrachelus nenuphar
| Scientific name | Common names |
|---|---|
| Amelanchier arborea | Shadbush,Serviceberry, shadblow,Serviceberry, downy,Serviceberry, june |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Juneberry,Serviceberry, shadbush,Serviceberry, thicket,Serviceberry, downy |
| Crataegus | Hawthorn |
| Cydonia oblonga | Quince tree |
| Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus | None |
| Hemerocallis | Day-lily |
| Malus domestica | Apple |
| Malus | Apple tree,Apple, ornamental |
| Prunus alleghaniensis | Plum tree, Alleghany |
| Prunus americana | Plum tree, river,Plum tree, august,Plum tree, goose,Plum tree, American wild |
| Prunus avium | Cherry tree, sweet,cherry,Mazzard,Wild cherry |
| Prunus cerasus | Cherry tree, sour,Cherry tree, tart,Tart cherry,Cherry tree, dwarf |
| Prunus domestica | Plum tree,Plum, European,garden plum |
| Prunus maritima | Plum tree, beach,Plum tree, American |
| Prunus pensylvanica | Cherry tree, pin |
| Prunus persica | Peach tree |
| Prunus pumila | Cherry, sand,Cherry, dwarf American |
| Prunus salicina | Plum tree, Japanese,Plum tree, Chinese |
| 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 |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Mountainash, common,Witchwood,Quick-beam,Rowan tree, common,European mountain ash |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry, highbush,Blueberry, swamp |
| Vaccinium stamineum | Deerberry, common,Huckleberry, squaw |
| Vaccinium | Blueberry |
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