Occurrence of Euetheola humilis (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Eucalyptus saligna Smith (Myrtaceae), in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Euetheola humilis (Burmeister) is a scarabaeid pest of rice, sugarcane and corn cultures, that attacks the crops during both larval and adult phase. The occurrence of E. humilis was observed in a forest area with Eucalyptus saligna Smith, from Votorantim Celulose & Papel (Fazenda Aroeira), in th...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology 2008-01, Vol.37 (1), p.100-103
Main Authors: Bernardi, Oderlei, Garcia, Mauro S, Cunha, Uemerson S da, Back, Evandro C U, Bernardi, Daniel, Ramiro, Glodoaldo A, Finkenauer, Elder
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Animals
Brazil
Coleoptera
Coleoptera - physiology
Eucalyptus - parasitology
Eucalyptus saligna
Freshwater
Myrtaceae
Oryza sativa
Scarabaeidae
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Summary:Euetheola humilis (Burmeister) is a scarabaeid pest of rice, sugarcane and corn cultures, that attacks the crops during both larval and adult phase. The occurrence of E. humilis was observed in a forest area with Eucalyptus saligna Smith, from Votorantim Celulose & Papel (Fazenda Aroeira), in the Municipality of Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul State. Plants approximately 1m high were damaged by E. humilis adult insects near the stem base, what unraveled its cortex and led some of them to death. The attack was verified in about 10% of the eucalypts plants, in an area of approximately 30 ha.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2008000100017