Petrov A.V.1, Mukhanov S.Yu.2, Kulinich O.A.2,3, Arbuzova E.N.2 2026. The risk of invasion of the corn bark-beetle Pagiocerus frontalis (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) to the European part of Russia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.25. No.1: 14–18 [in English].
1 Institute of Forest Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sovetskaya Str. 21, Moskovskaya Oblast, Uspenskoe 143030 Russia. E-mail: hylesinus@list.ru
2 FGBU 'All Russian Plant Quarantine Center' (FGBU 'VNIIKR'), Ramenskoye, Moskovskaya Oblast, Bykovo 140150 Russia. E-mail: e.n.arbuzova@mail.ru
3 Institute of Ecology and Evolution imeni A.N. Severtsova RAS, Center of Parasitology IEE RAS, Leninskii Prosp. 33, Moscow 119071 Russia. E-mail: okulinich@mail.ru
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.25.01.04
ABSTRACT. Observations on the biological characteristics of the corn bark-beetle Pagiocerus frontalis (Fabricius, 1801) were conducted in its native range and the possibility of its spread across Europe was analyzed. Under laboratory conditions, the population growth dynamics of the pest’s offspring on corn kernels were tracked, and experiments were conducted to study the environmental factors limiting the pest’s distribution in northern latitudes.
KEY WORDS: Trophic specialization, carpophagous insect, corn bark-beetle, pest of corn and avocado.