Occurrence of Scaptocoris castanea Perty (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) damaging Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) seedlings in Brazil
Neotrop. entomol
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40(2): 288-289, Mar.-Apr. 2011. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Neem (Azadirachta indica) seedlings were found infested by the brown burrower bug, Scaptocoris castanea Perty, in December 2009, in the county of Tupaciguara, Minas Gerais state. Symptoms observed varied from leaf yellowing and stem drying, reduction in root size and number to plant death. This is the first report of S. castanea attacking neem plants.
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Main subject:
Meliaceae
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Seedlings
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Hemiptera
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
Biology
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Univ Federal de Uberlândia/BR
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Univ Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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