Rape Stem Weevil
Ceutorhynchus napi (Gyllenhal) also known as C. rapae (Gyllenhal)
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae)

Diagnostics:

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• Europe: France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland

• Primary host: Brassica napus (oilseed rape), Brassica rapa subsp. rapa (turnip)

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• Free JB, Williams IH, 1978. A survey of the damage caused to crops of oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) by insect pests in south-central England and their effect on seed yield. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, 90:417-424.
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• Hill DS, 1987. Agricultural insect pests of temperate regions and their control. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• Kirk WDJ, 1992. Insects on cabbages and oilseed rape. Slough, UK: Richmond Publishing.
• Krüger W, 1984. Oilseed Rape. Pests and Diseases. Hamburg, Germany: Semundo Saatzucht GmbH.
• Wheatley GA, Finch S, 1984. Effects of oilseed rape on the status of insect pests of vegetable brassicas. 1984 British Crop Protection Conference - Pests and Diseases. Proceedings of a conference held at Brighton Metropole, England, 19-22 November 1984. Croydon, UK: British Crop Protection Council, 2:807-814.
• Williams IH, 1978. Pests and Pollination of Oilseed Rape Crops in England. Ilford, Essex, UK: Central Association of Beekeepers.

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