Plants of an Eucalyptus clone damaged by Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera)

Species of Scolytidae and Platypodidae were evaluated in a plantation using a clone of Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Wood disks with galleries were taken from 15 eucalyptus trees between 0.5 and 1.5 m height. After collection, all trees attacked were burned. Woodborers obtained from these disks were identified as Premnobius cavipennis, Premnobius ambitiosus, Dryocoetoides cristatus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and Euplatypus parallelus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae). This is the first report of D. cristatus, a Brazilian native species, damaging eucalyptus, which shows its adaptation to this plant.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Zanuncio,José Cola, Sossai,Marcos Franklin, Flechtmann,Carlos Alberto Hector, Zanuncio,Teresinha Vinha, Guimarães,Edylene Marota, Espindula,Marcelo Curitiba
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Embrapa Secretaria de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento 2005
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2005000500013
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