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First global record of Podisus nigrispinus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as predator of Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae and adults
Fecha
2017-09-01Registro en:
Florida Entomologist. Lutz: Florida Entomological Soc, v. 100, n. 3, p. 675-677, 2017.
0015-4040
10.1653/024.100.0331
WOS:000411133700030
WOS000411133700030.pdf
Autor
Suzano Papel & Celulose
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Native to Australia Gonipterus platensis Marelli (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the main beetle defoliator of eucalyptus worldwide, causing damage in various regions in which it was introduced, where its management relies mostly on biological control with the parasitoid Anaphes nitens (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae). In this report, we present the first laboratory evidence of efficient predation by Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on G. platensis larvae. This predatory species is native to Brazil and a promising biological control agent for use in the integrated pest management of G. platensis.