Eucalyptus weevil (Gonipterus scutellatus) is a beetle that defoliates eucalypt trees. It feeds on leaves and growing shoots and the female adult lay eggs on the new leaves. Severe defoliations can cause growth suppression or even tree mortality.
Tools and risk management plans
Eucalyptus weevil risk management plan in Portugal V2 (PT)
Eucalyptus weevil risk management plan in Portugal V1 (PT)
Eucalyptus weevil risk management plan in northern Spain (ES)
Eucalyptus weevil risk workshop 3: Disseminating the risk management plan
21 March 2019 in Pontevedra (Spain)
1 March 2019 in Lousã, and 26 February 2019 in Oeiras (Portugal)
Eucalyptus weevil risk workshop 2: Evaluating the risk management plan
Minutes (EN)
Economic assessment report (Asturias)
Economic assessment report (Cantabria)
Economic assessment report (Portugal)
Eucalyptus weevil risk workshop 1: Tools for monitoring defoliation
4 October 2017 in Eixo (Portugal)
This workshop is part of the series of transnational training workshops organised by the PLURIFOR project. Transnational training workshops aim to exchange know-how about forest risk management between partners and associated partners of the project.
Output
Regional reports
Reports describing how the eucalyptus weevil risk was managed in the concerned regions at the beginning of the project, in 2016:
- Forest risk management in Asturias (2016) (ES)
- Forest risk management in Cantabria (2016) (ES)
- Forest risk management in Portugal (2016) (PT)
Summary report
Report summarising the management of the eight risks in the concerned regions at the beginning of the project, in 2016:
Contacts
- Portugal: Manuela Branco (ISA) – mrbranco @ isa.ulisboa.pt – coordinator
- Asturias: Juan Majada (CETEMAS) – jmajada @ cetemas.es
- Cantabria: Julio Diez (UVa) – jdcasero @ pvs.uva.es