First reports of the invasive pest Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936 (Diptera: Muscidae), in South America | Zendy

Luciano Damián Patitucci | Zendy; M Dufek | Zendy; Pablo R. Mulieri | Zendy

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First reports of the invasive pest Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936 (Diptera: Muscidae), in South America

Author(s) -

Luciano Damián Patitucci,

M Dufek,

Pablo R. Mulieri

Publication year - 2016

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/12.4.1928

Subject(s) - subtropics , cynodon dactylon , pest analysis , muscidae , tropics , temperate climate , biology , cynodon , ecology , insect pest , agronomy , agroforestry , geography , botany

This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several specimens were collected during various months in 2014 and 2015. These new records are dispersed in a wide geographical area of temperate and subtropical regions of eastern Argentina. The main host of A. reversura , the exotic bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon, is considered a pest and is widely distributed in South America.

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