First record of Plectris aliena Chapin, 1934 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) as a potential sugarcane pest in Brazil

First record of Plectris aliena Chapin, 1934 (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) as a potential sugarcane pest in Brazil

ABSTRACT: Plectris alienaChapin, 1934, a white grub that promotes serious damage to a variety of crops in North America and Australia, has been reported for the first time in Brazil. Larvae and adults of P. aliena were recorded in sugarcane crops in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, sampled by trench...

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Main Authors: Gilmar Vieira Coutinho, Elias Soares Gomes, Crébio José Ávila, Ivana Fernandes da Silva, Eduardo Neves Costa, Mariana Alejandra Cherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2021-05-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
Macrodactylini
Scarab beetles
root-feeding pests
temporal distribution
white grubs
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