Mexican Rice Borer: Biology of an Invasive Species Julien Beuzelin Department of Entomology
Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) A. Mészáros ≈ 0.2 inch
Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eoreuma loftini (Dyar)
Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) A. Mészáros ≈ 1 inch
Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) A. Mészáros
Mexican rice borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) A. Mészáros ≈ 0.2 inch
E. loftini: A successful biological invasion • Prior to 1980: Mexico, California, Arizona Johnson 1984
Hummel et al. 2010 E. loftini: A successful biological invasion • 1980- 2008: range expansion towards Louisiana
•$220 million for sugarcane Sugarcane industry worth ≈ $610 million/year • $40 million for rice Rice industry worth ≈ $380 million/year Reay- Jones et al. 2008, LSU AgCenter 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Projected economic losses in Louisiana: Worst case scenario
T.E. Reagan, F.P.F Reay-Jones, J.M. Beuzelin, B.E. Wilson, M.T. VanWeelden M.J. Stout, N.A. Hummel, A. Mészáros E. Loftini research: Key players (USA) K.J.R. Johnson, J.W. Smith, M.B. van Leerdam, R.L. Meagher, J.C. Legaspi W.H. White, A.T. Showler M.O. Way, L.T. Wilson, and Y. Yang
