Registro y notas bionómicas de una nueva plaga del aguacate laurencella colombiana (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) en Colombia

In a survey carried out on avocado insect pests in Villamaria (Caldas, Colombia), for the first time a Margarodidae (Hemiptera), was found. The insect was identified by Dr. Imre Foldi (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Entomology, Paris) and Dr. Gillian W. Watson (CABI Bioscience Identification Services, England) as Laurencellacolombiana. The insect lives in groups and the different stages can be found together. They feed sucking on leaves, branches and trunks. The damage is especially serious on young branches and leads to the desiccation of terminal shoots and stem. The insect covers itself by white waxy secretions and excretes abundant honeydew, which encourages the development of sooty mould.

• Autores: Gil P., Zulma Nancy; Posada F., Francisco Javier; Pérez S., Myriam; Cárdenas M., Reinaldo
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2007
• Institución: Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional UDCA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.udca.edu.co:11158/2444
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.udca.edu.co/index.php/ruadc/article/view/583
• Palabra clave: Reconocimiento; Insecto chupador; Secamiento; Ramas; Tronco; Aguacate; Insecto; Aguacate; Ramas; Tronco
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos Reservados - Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales