墨西哥剑麻象甲 Scyphophorus inter-stitiaIis Gylh.(S acupunctatus Gylh)是剑麻上仅有的一种主要害虫。多年来虽然它对东非国家的剑麻业没有构成严重的威胁,但能够对种植者造成严重损失,带来很多麻烦。有关剑麻象甲的首次描述是在中美卅,现在通常认为中美是此虫的发源地。在其它地方最早的记录是1914年在坦桑尼亚的坦葛尼喀,1916年在爪哇,1927年在夏威夷也有过报道。是什么人把剑麻象甲传播到东非的,现在还不清楚。但可能不外乎是那些热衷于收 Scyphophorus inter-stitiaIis Gylh (S acupunctatus Gylh) is the only major pest in sisal. Although it has not posed a serious threat to sisal industry in East African countries over the years, it can cause serious losses to growers and cause much trouble. The first description of sisal weevils was found in China and the United States, and it is now generally assumed that China and the United States are the cradles of this pest. Elsewhere, the earliest records were in Tanggneika, Tanzania, in 1914, in Java in 1916, and in Hawaii in 1927. It is still not clear what people spread Sisal toe in East Africa. But it may be nothing more than those keen to close