Occurrence of Scaptocoris castanea Perty (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) damaging Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) seedlings in Brazil

Neem (Azadirachta indica) seedlings were found infested by the brown burrower bug, Scaptocoris castanea Perty, in December 2009, in the county of Tupaciguara, Minas Gerais state. Symptoms observed varied from leaf yellowing and stem drying, reduction in root size and number to plant death. This is t...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology 2011-03, Vol.40 (2), p.288-289
Main Authors: Matias, F.I, Sampaio, M.V, Coelho, L, Grazia, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Azadirachta indica
Brazil
death
drying
ENTOMOLOGY
Hemiptera
Hemiptera - physiology
leaves
Meliaceae - parasitology
Scaptocoris castanea
seedlings
Seedlings - parasitology
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Summary:Neem (Azadirachta indica) seedlings were found infested by the brown burrower bug, Scaptocoris castanea Perty, in December 2009, in the county of Tupaciguara, Minas Gerais state. Symptoms observed varied from leaf yellowing and stem drying, reduction in root size and number to plant death. This is the first report of S. castanea attacking neem plants.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2011000200022