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Primeiro relato de Aetalion reticulatum (L.) (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae) infestando plantas de noni [Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae)]
Author(s) -
Marcelo Tavares de Castro,
Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
entomobrasilis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1983-0572
DOI - 10.12741/ebrasilis.v12i2.795
Subject(s) - morinda , rubiaceae , hemiptera , biology , botany , horticulture , traditional medicine , medicine
Resumo. Aetalion reticulatum (L.) (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae), uma cigarrinha altamente polífaga e reconhecidamente praga de várias culturas agrícolas e florestais, é relatada pela primeira vez infestando plantas de noni, Morinda citrifolia L. (Gentianales: Rubiaceae), em Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. Esse novo registro aumenta a lista de hospedeiras do inseto, reforçando a necessidade de estudos mais aprofundados sobre essa cigarrinha e o seu controle.First report of Aetalion reticulatum (L.) (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae) infesting plants of noni [Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae)]Abstract. Aetalion reticulatum (L.) (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae), a highly polyphagous leafhooper and known to be pest of various agricultural and forestry crops, is reported for the first-time infesting noni plants, Morinda citrifolia L. (Gentianales: Rubiaceae), in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil. This new record increases the host’s list of this insect, reinforcing the necessity for more in-depth studies of this leafhooper and its control.

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