Biological aspects and first record of Leucothyreus alvarengai Frey (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae) in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) (Poaceae) fields of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil

Biological aspects and first record of Leucothyreus alvarengai Frey (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae) in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) (Poaceae) fields of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil

Abstract Larvae of Leucothyreus spp. have been reported causing damage to several crops in Brazil. From May 2012 to April 2013, adults and immatures of Leucothyreus alvarengai Frey (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae) samples were obtained from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) (Poaceae) fields...

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Main Authors: GILMAR V. COUTINHO, CRÉBIO J. ÁVILA, ELIAS S. GOMES, EDUARDO N. COSTA, SÉRGIO R. RODRIGUES, IVANA F. DA SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2023-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
biology of insects
temporal distribution
white grubs
root-feeding pests
Scarabaeoidea
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