First Report of Citrus Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the State of Paraná, Brazil

The citrus blackfly Aleroucanthus woglumi Ashby, (Hemiptera Aleyrodidae) is an important pest that occurs in citrus groves, native to south-east Asia. In Brazil, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, this is a quarantine pest (A2) under official control IN 52, 2007 (MAPA) and is not widespread in the country. The insect can infest more than 300 host plants, including cultivated plants, ornamentals and weeds, but mostly occurs in the plants of the genus citrus. This paper is the first report of citrus blackfly in the State of Paraná.

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Main Authors: Molina,Rúbia de Oliveira, Nunes,William Mário de Carvalho, Gil,Luciano Grillo, Rinaldi,Dirlene Aparecida Moreno da Fonseca, Croce Filho,José, Carvalho,Regina Célia Zonta de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar 2014
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000400472
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