REGISTRO DE ESPÉCIES DE COLEOBROCAS ATACANDO BANANEIRAS DA CULTIVAR ‘TERRA’
2014
SÔNIA MARIA FORTI BROGLIO | JAKELINE MARIA DOS SANTOS | NATANAEL SILVA BATISTA | JOSÉ ROSILDO TENÓRIO DOS SANTOS | LÍGIA BROGLIO MICHELETTI
It is reported the occurrence of coleoborers Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824), Metama- sius hemipterus (L., 1758), Metamasius canalipes (Gyllenhal, 1838) and Rhynchophorus palmarum (L., 1758) attacking banana cultivar 'Terra' (Musa paradisiaca) (Musaceae), in the municipality of Joaquim Gomes, State of Alagoas. Twenty adult specimens were sent to Prof. Dr. Sergio Antonio Vanin, Department of Zoology, In- stitute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo and identified by morphological characteristics, being this the first report of M. canalipes and R. palmarum damaging the cultivar 'Terra’ in Brazil. Attack symptoms in the field are initially manifested by chlorosis, necrosis and fall of the lower leaves, the fruits did not develop satis- factorily and plants finished by fall over. As a result of infestation was observed the death of 70% of the plants evaluated in the area.
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