Weevils intercepted at New York ports of entry, a trip back to the 1960’s (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Agriculture quarantine inspections at JFK International Airport have produced over 4,500 Curculionidae (excluding Scolytinae) interceptions since 1984. Some interception records on file at the JFK Plant Inspection Station pre-date the current pest database systems used by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The oldest specimens of intercepted Curculionidae date from the early 1960’s and are stored at the inspection station in the port reference collection. Commodities imported as cut flowers, fruit, and seeds account for the majority of weevil interception records. A checklist of the genera intercepted at the JFK International Airport and all New York ports (except Brooklyn) since 1960 is provided.