The Vine Mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Damaging Vineyards in Brazil

In the last decade, the incidence of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in vineyards has increased, especially on crops grown under plastic covering, in the Serra Gaúcha region of southern Brazil where the major Brazilian wineries are concentrated. Eggs, nymphs, and female adults were collected i...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology 2016-08, Vol.45 (4), p.449-451
Main Authors: Pacheco da Silva, V C, Galzer, E C W, Malausa, T, Germain, J F, Kaydan, M B, Botton, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brazil
Entomology
Environmental Sciences
Farms
Female
Hemiptera
Life Sciences
Scientific Note
Vitis
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Summary:In the last decade, the incidence of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in vineyards has increased, especially on crops grown under plastic covering, in the Serra Gaúcha region of southern Brazil where the major Brazilian wineries are concentrated. Eggs, nymphs, and female adults were collected in two highly infested vineyards in Bento Gonçalves City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Mealybugs were identified by morphological and molecular techniques as the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret). This is a principal mealybug pest of vineyards worldwide, and this is the first record of damage from this species in Brazil.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1007/s13744-016-0396-8