Influence of temperature on the pupal development of the cassava shoot fly (Neosilba perezi, Diptera, Lonchaeidae)

 The cassava shoot fly (Neosilba perezi, Lonchaeidae) (Romero & Ruppel) is a key pest of cassava in Southern Brazil. Females oviposit in shoots and larvae, when feeding, reduces the growth of the plant, after destroying its apical meristem, causing losses in propagative material and root product...

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Main Authors: Betina Emerick Pereira, Erica Frazão Pereira De Lorenzi, Renato Colares Pereira, Birgit Harter-Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina 2022-12-01
Series:Agropecuária Catarinense
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Online Access:https://cegonha.epagri.sc.gov.br/rac/article/view/1468