FIRST RECORD OF Fulgurodes sartinaria (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE) IN Eucalyptus cloeziana (MYRTACEAE) (SCIENTIFIC NOTE)
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https://doi.org/10.24278/2178-5031.2013252415Keywords:
eucalyptus, host plants, forest insects, pestAbstract
The aim of this study was to record the oviposition and development of a new species of lepidopteran pests of Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell, 1878 (Myrtaceae). Eggs, immatures and adults of Fulgurodes sartinaria Guenée, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) were found in plants of E. cloeziana in Itamarandiba, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This work is the first record of this defoliator in eucalyptus plants. Nymphs of the Brontocoris tabidus Signoret, 1852 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) have also been observed preying on the larvae of F. sartinaria, this indicates that this predator is a probable potential biological control agent of the species. The occurrence of F. sartinaria developing and laying eggs on plants of E. cloeziana shows that this insect can become an important defoliator and it is recommended its inclusion in monitoring pest of eucalyptus for integrated pest management.
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