Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America
Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America. Insects associated with a seizure of Cannabis sativa L. may indicate the origin of the illicit drug. Nevertheless, no work regarding this subject has been previously published for Sout...
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| author | Marcos Patrício Macedo Cecília Kosmann José Roberto Pujol-Luz |
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| description | Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America. Insects associated with a seizure of Cannabis sativa L. may indicate the origin of the illicit drug. Nevertheless, no work regarding this subject has been previously published for South America. In the present investigation, seven kilograms of vegetal material (C. sativa) were inspected for insect fragments. Three species were identified and used to test the origin of the seizure of cannabis plant material: Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1794), Thyanta perditor (Fabricius, 1794) (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae), and Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). These insect species restricted the geographic origin of the drug to the Neotropical region, and their distribution patterns showed an overlap of the State of Mato Grosso (Brazil), Argentina, and Paraguay. Based on this information, two of the three major C. sativa growing areas in South America were excluded: (1) the Colombian territory and (2) northeastern Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81aa4c371f984a579c0814d4379606932022-12-21T19:28:00ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia0085-56261806-96652013-06-01572197201Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South AmericaMarcos Patrício MacedoCecília KosmannJosé Roberto Pujol-LuzOrigin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America. Insects associated with a seizure of Cannabis sativa L. may indicate the origin of the illicit drug. Nevertheless, no work regarding this subject has been previously published for South America. In the present investigation, seven kilograms of vegetal material (C. sativa) were inspected for insect fragments. Three species were identified and used to test the origin of the seizure of cannabis plant material: Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1794), Thyanta perditor (Fabricius, 1794) (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae), and Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). These insect species restricted the geographic origin of the drug to the Neotropical region, and their distribution patterns showed an overlap of the State of Mato Grosso (Brazil), Argentina, and Paraguay. Based on this information, two of the three major C. sativa growing areas in South America were excluded: (1) the Colombian territory and (2) northeastern Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000200009BrazilDrug trafficForensic EntomologyMarijuana |
| spellingShingle | Marcos Patrício Macedo Cecília Kosmann José Roberto Pujol-Luz Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Brazil Drug traffic Forensic Entomology Marijuana |
| title | Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America |
| title_full | Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America |
| title_fullStr | Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America |
| title_short | Origin of samples of Cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in South America |
| title_sort | origin of samples of cannabis sativa through insect fragments associated with compacted hemp drug in south america |
| topic | Brazil Drug traffic Forensic Entomology Marijuana |
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