Euscepes
Schoenherr, C.J., 1844
hidden snout weevils
Species Guides
2- Euscepes porcellus(hidden snout weevil)
- Euscepes postfasciatus(West Indian sweetpotato weevil)
Euscepes is a of hidden snout weevils in the Curculionidae, containing at least 20 described . The genus includes significant agricultural pests, most notably Euscepes postfasciatus (West Indian sweetpotato weevil), which infests sweet potato crops across tropical and subtropical regions. Research on this genus has focused heavily on reproductive and sterile insect technique applications for pest management.
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Human Relevance
Euscepes postfasciatus is a major agricultural pest of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), causing significant economic damage in the Pacific, Caribbean, Central America, and South America. The has been the target of extensive sterile insect technique (SIT) programs, particularly in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Research on Euscepes reproductive has informed improved SIT strategies, including investigations into male accessory gland substances that induce female post-mating unreceptivity and studies on optimal irradiation doses for sterilization.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Control of West Indian Sweetpotato Weevils Informed by Their Mating Behavior
- West Indian sweetpotato weevil Archives - Entomology Today
- Euscepes postfasciatus . [Distribution map].
- Euscepes postfasciatus . [Distribution map].
- Reproductive Behavior and Stridulatory Communication in Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
- Biology and Management of the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus
- Oviposition Behavior of the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil Euscepes postfasciatus FAIRMIRE (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
- The Effect of Inbreeding on Mating Behaviour of West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil Euscepes postfasciatus
- Post‐copulatory Mounting Behavior of the West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
- Enhanced Resistance to West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil (Euscepes Postfasciatus) in Transgenic `Jewel' Sweetpotato with Cowpea Trypsin Inhibitor and Snowdrop Lectin
- Female mating status does not affect male mating behavior in the West Indian sweetpotato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus
- Evaluation of partial sterility in mating performance and reproduction of the West Indian sweetpotato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus