First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time. METHODS: A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo state was found to be a male M. borbai. RESULTS: This finding expands the geographical distribution of M. borbai from four to five Brazilian states. It is the first report of M. borbai occurrence inside a eucalyptus crop. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of M. borbai in the state of Espírito Santo broadens the geographical distribution of this species in southeastern Brazil.

First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time. METHODS: A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo state was found to be a male M. borbai. RESULTS: This finding expands the geographical distribution of M. borbai from four to five Brazilian states. It is the first report of M. borbai occurrence inside a eucalyptus crop. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of M. borbai in the state of Espírito Santo broadens the geographical distribution of this species in southeastern Brazil.

Caracterização dos danos causados por Heilipodus naevulus em plantios de eucalipto no Espírito Santo, Brasil / Characterization of damages caused by Heilipodus naevulus in eucalypt plantations on Espírito Santo, Brazil

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos dos danos causados por Heilipodus naevulus Mann. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) no desenvolvimento de plantios jovens de eucalipto, além de relatar, pela primeira vez, a ocorrência desse inseto no estado do Espírito Santo. O período crítico para ocorrência foi caracterizado entre outubro a dezembro, de acordo com o regime de chuvas. Os danos causados pela praga reduziram o desenvolvimento e a qualidade das árvores de eucalipto.

This research aimed to evaluate the effects of damages caused by Heilipodus naevulus Mann. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to the development of eucalyptus young plantation, and to record, for the first time, the occurrence on Espírito Santo State, Brazil. The critical period of occurrence was observed between October to December according with rain regime. The damages caused by the pest reduced the development and quality of eucalyptus trees.

Primeiro registro de Chalcodermus bicolor (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) em plantios de eucalipto / First record of Chalcodermus bicolor in eucalypt plantations

Este trabalho objetivou relatar, pela primeira vez, o ataque de um besouro podador em plantios de clones híbridos de eucalipto (Eucalyptus urophylla vs. E. grandis), localizados nos Estados da Bahia e do Espírito Santo. A espécie foi determinada como sendo Chalcodermus bicolor Fiedler, 1936 (Curculionidae: Molytinae). A fêmea poda os ponteiros e constrói um pequeno orifício onde deposita um único ovo, logo abaixo do ponto de incisão. O eucalipto é o primeiro hospedeiro relatado para esta espécie de besouro.

This research aimed to record, for the first time, the damage caused by a pruner beetle on hybrid eucalypts cloned trees (Eucalyptus urophylla vs. E. grandis), located in Bahia and Espírito Santo States, Brazil. The specie was determined as Chalcodermus bicolor Fiedler, 1936 (Curculionidae: Molytinae). The female prunes the tree shoot and lays a single egg inside a small hole, just below the incision point. Eucalypt is the first host recorded to this pruner beetle specie.