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Batocera rufomaculata (mango tree borer)

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Summary

  • Last modified
  • 21 March 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Batocera rufomaculata
  • Preferred Common Name
  • mango tree borer
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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B. rufomaculata - mango stem borer adult.
TitleB. rufomaculata adult
CaptionB. rufomaculata - mango stem borer adult.
CopyrightPeter A.C. Ooi/CABI BioScience
B. rufomaculata - mango stem borer adult.
B. rufomaculata adultB. rufomaculata - mango stem borer adult.Peter A.C. Ooi/CABI BioScience
B. rufomaculata - mango stem borer.
TitleMango stem borer
CaptionB. rufomaculata - mango stem borer.
CopyrightPeter A.C. Ooi/CABI BioScience
B. rufomaculata - mango stem borer.
Mango stem borerB. rufomaculata - mango stem borer.Peter A.C. Ooi/CABI BioScience
B. rufomaculata - larva of mango stem borer.
TitleB. rufomaculata larva
CaptionB. rufomaculata - larva of mango stem borer.
CopyrightPeter A.C. Ooi/CABI BioScience
B. rufomaculata - larva of mango stem borer.
B. rufomaculata larvaB. rufomaculata - larva of mango stem borer.Peter A.C. Ooi/CABI BioScience

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Batocera rufomaculata De Geer, 1775

Preferred Common Name

  • mango tree borer

Other Scientific Names

  • Cerambyx rufomaculata De Geer

International Common Names

  • English: bark borer; mango stem-borer; tropical fig borer

Local Common Names

  • Germany: tropischer ficus-bockkaefer

EPPO code

  • BATCRF (Batocera rufomaculata)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Coleoptera
  •                         Family: Cerambycidae
  •                             Genus: Batocera
  •                                 Species: Batocera rufomaculata

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

BangladeshPresentBaksha, 2000; CABI/EPPO, 2015
ChinaPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
-HainanPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Hong KongPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-TibetPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
IndiaPresentAPPPC, 1987; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
-Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
-Andhra PradeshPresentKannan & Rao, 2006; CABI/EPPO, 2015
-AssamPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-BiharPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Himachal PradeshPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Indian PunjabPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Jammu and KashmirPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-KarnatakaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-KeralaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Madhya PradeshPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-MaharashtraPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Tamil NaduPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-Uttar PradeshPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
-West BengalPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
IranPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
IsraelPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
JordanPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
LebanonPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
MalaysiaPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
MaldivesPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
MyanmarPresentWaterhouse, 1993; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
NepalPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
OmanPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
PakistanPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
Sri LankaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
SyriaPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
ThailandPresentWaterhouse, 1993; CABI/EPPO, 2015
TurkeyRestricted distributionCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
VietnamPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
YemenPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015

AFRICA

EgyptPresentBatt, 2004; CABI/EPPO, 2015
MadagascarPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
MauritiusPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
MayottePresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
RéunionPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
SeychellesPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

BarbadosPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
British Virgin IslandsPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
Puerto RicoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015
United States Virgin IslandsPresentCABI/EPPO, 2015

EUROPE

GermanyAbsent, intercepted onlyEPPO, 2014
NetherlandsAbsent, confirmed by surveyEPPO, 2014; NPPO of the Netherlands, 2013Based on ongoing long-term monitoring of importing countries.
UKAbsent, intercepted onlyEPPO, 2014

OCEANIA

Solomon IslandsPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Anacardium occidentale (cashew nut)AnacardiaceaeMain
Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit)MoraceaeMain
Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)CasuarinaceaeOther
Ceiba pentandra (kapok)BombacaceaeMain
Dyera costulata (jelutong)ApocynaceaeMain
FicusMoraceaeWild host
Ficus carica (fig)MoraceaeMain
Hevea brasiliensis (rubber)EuphorbiaceaeMain
Mangifera indica (mango)AnacardiaceaeMain
Morus (mulberrytree)MoraceaeMain
Persea americana (avocado)LauraceaeOther
Spondias (purple mombin)AnacardiaceaeMain

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Growing point

external feeding

Roots

internal feeding

Stems

internal feeding

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Avetianella batoceraeParasiteEggs
Callimomoides ovivorusParasiteEggs

References

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APPPC, 1987. Insect pests of economic significance affecting major crops of the countries in Asia and the Pacific region. Technical Document No. 135. Bangkok, Thailand: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific region (RAPA).

Atwal AS, 1976. Agricultural pests of India and South-East Asia. Agricultural pests of India and South-East Asia. Kalyani Publishers. Delhi India, x + 502 pp.

Aurivillius C, 1921. Coleopterum Catalogus, 73:127.

Avidov Z, Harpaz I, 1969. Plant pests of Israel. Revised, English edition. Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Universities Press.

Baksha MW, 2000. Common timber pests of Bangladesh and their management. Bulletin - Forest Entomology Series, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, No.5:v + 24 pp.

Batt AEM, 2004. Field and laboratory observations on some tree borers and their hosts in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 82(2):559-572.

Beeson CFC, 1941. The ecology and control of the forest insects of India and the neighbouring countries. Dehra Dun, India: Published privately, Vasant Press (Copyright: Government of India).

Butani DK, 1978. Insect pests of fruit crops and their control: 25 - Mulberry. Pesticides, 12(8):53-59

CABI/EPPO, 2015. Batocera rufomaculata. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, No.December. Wallingford, UK: CABI, Map 542 (1st revision).

Duffy EAJ, 1968. A monograph of the immature stages of Oriental timber beetles (Cerambycidae). London, UK: British Museum (Natural History).

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

FerriFre C, 1936. Two new egg-parasites of Batocera (Col., Lamiid.) in Malaya. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 27:331-333.

Gardner JCM, 1927. Identification of immature stages of Indian Cerambycidae II. Indian Forest Records (Entomology Series), 13:31-61.

Gilmour EF, 1959. The Batocerini of Borneo with the description of a new genus and species from Sumatra (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Sarawak Museum Journal, 8[1958]:775-831.

Gilmour EF, 1963. Revision of the Batocerini genera Doesburgia, Aprionella, Microcriodes, Pseudopriona, Parapriona and Anapriona (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Entomologische Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem Staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden, 29:475-491.

Gilmour EF, Dibb JR, 1948. Revision of the Batocerini (Col., Cerambycidae, Lamiinae.). Spolia Zeylanica, 25:1-121.

Gnanaharan R, Sudheendrakumar VV, Nair KSS, 1985. Protection of cashew wood in storage against insect borers. Material und Organismen, 20(1):65-74

Gressitt JL, 1951. Longicorn beetles of China. Longicornia, 2:1-667.

IIE, 1994. Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer). Distribution Maps of Pests, Series A, Map no. 542. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Kaliannan K, Jayaraj S, Babu PCS, 1979. Control of mango stemborer, Batocera rufomaculata de Geer. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 49(4):226-231

Kannan M, Rao NV, 2006. Seasonal incidence of coleopteran pests in relation to weather in mango (Mangifera indica). Crop Research (Hisar), 32(2):230-234. http://www.cropresearch.org

Rigout J, 1981. Batocerini 1. Les coléoptFres du monde, Volume 1. Compiegne, France: Sciences Nat.

Sharma B, Tara JS, 1985. Insect pests of mulberry plants (Morus sp.) in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir state. Indian Journal of Sericulture, 24(1):7-11

Sharma B, Tara JS, 1986. Studies on the chemical control of Batocera rufomaculata de Geer (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) a serious pest of mulberry in Jammu and Kashmir State India. Indian Journal of Sericulture, 25(2):84-87

Vinson J, 1962. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Mauritius and Rodriguez. Part IV and Supplement I. The Mauritius Institute Bulletin, 4:197-297.

Waterhouse DF, 1993. The Major Arthropod Pests and Weeds of Agriculture in Southeast Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 21. Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 141 pp.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Barbados: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Barbados: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Bangladesh: Present Baksha, 2000; CABI/EPPO, 2015China: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015China: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015China See regional map for distribution within the countryChina See regional map for distribution within the countryChina See regional map for distribution within the countryEgypt: Present Batt, 2004; CABI/EPPO, 2015Israel: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Israel: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014India: Present APPPC, 1987; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015India See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia See regional map for distribution within the countryIran: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Iran: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Iran: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Jordan: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Jordan: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Lebanon: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Lebanon: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Lebanon: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Sri Lanka: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Madagascar: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Myanmar: Present Waterhouse, 1993; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Mauritius: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Maldives: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Malaysia: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Nepal: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Oman: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Oman: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Pakistan: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Puerto Rico: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Puerto Rico: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Réunion: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Solomon Islands: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Seychelles: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Syria: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Syria: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Syria: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Thailand: Present Waterhouse, 1993; CABI/EPPO, 2015Turkey: Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Turkey: Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Turkey: Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014British Virgin Islands: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015United States Virgin Islands: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Vietnam: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Yemen: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Yemen: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Mayotte: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Bangladesh: Present Baksha, 2000; CABI/EPPO, 2015China: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Hainan: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Hong Kong: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Tibet: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Israel: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014India: Present APPPC, 1987; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Andhra Pradesh: Present Kannan & Rao, 2006; CABI/EPPO, 2015Assam: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Bihar: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Himachal Pradesh: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Jammu and Kashmir: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Kerala: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Karnataka: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Maharashtra: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Madhya Pradesh: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Indian Punjab: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Tamil Nadu: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Uttar Pradesh: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015West Bengal: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Iran: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Jordan: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Lebanon: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Sri Lanka: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Myanmar: Present Waterhouse, 1993; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Maldives: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Malaysia: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Nepal: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Oman: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Pakistan: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Syria: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Thailand: Present Waterhouse, 1993; CABI/EPPO, 2015Turkey: Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Vietnam: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Yemen: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
Distribution map (europe) Iran: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Lebanon: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Syria: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Turkey: Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014
Distribution map (africa) Egypt: Present Batt, 2004; CABI/EPPO, 2015Israel: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Iran: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Jordan: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Lebanon: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Madagascar: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Mauritius: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Oman: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Réunion: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Seychelles: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Syria: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Turkey: Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014Yemen: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Mayotte: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
Distribution map (north america) Puerto Rico: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
Distribution map (central america) Barbados: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015Puerto Rico: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015British Virgin Islands: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015United States Virgin Islands: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
Distribution map (south america) Barbados: Present CABI/EPPO, 2015
Distribution map (pacific) China: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015Solomon Islands: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015

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