First report of Chalepus dorni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in maize crops of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Chalepus dorni larvae were observed in commercial maize crops in the central region of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during 2006-2007, 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 harvests. Early symptom of attack was characterized first by mines in the lower leaves of maize plants and later by the formation of nec...
- Autores:
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Marucci, Rosangela Cristina
Guimarães Moreira, Silvino
Martins Mendes, Simone
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2017
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/61138
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/61138
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/59946/
- Palabra clave:
- 57 Ciencias de la vida; Biología / Life sciences; biology
leaf-mining beetle
necrotic leaf
Zea mays.
leaf-mining beetle
necrotic leaf
Zea mays
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | Chalepus dorni larvae were observed in commercial maize crops in the central region of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during 2006-2007, 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 harvests. Early symptom of attack was characterized first by mines in the lower leaves of maize plants and later by the formation of necrotic areas. Although, there are reports of genus Chalepus in maize, this is the first record on the presence of C. dorni in maize in Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
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