Rhagium inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758) and Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier, 1795) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Armenia: Invasion and expansion

2026/07/07 by Mark Kalashian, Tigran Ghrejyan, N. M. Grigoryan +8
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Entomological Studies and Ecology #Forest Insect Ecology and Management

paper · doi:10.1111/epp.70083

openalex publication_date 2026/07/07 · openalex created_date 2026/07/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents the first confirmed observations of the ribbed pine borer Rhagium inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758) and data on the spread of the quarantine longhorn species, the pine sawyer beetle Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier, 1795) in Armenia. These findings mark an addition to the understanding of the pests' geographical distribution and highlight their potential threat to the country's forests.

Citations

• Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) for the territories of the European Union (as PRA area) onBursaphelenchus xylophilusand its vectors in the genusMonochamus

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