New records of host plants of Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, 1994 (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Specimens of Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, 1994 (Diptera: Tephritidae) were obtained from fruits of Averrhoa bilimbi L., Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae), Malpighia emarginata DC. (Malpighiaceae), and Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), from a survey carried out in Lethem, Republic of Guy...

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Published in:	EntomoBrasilis Vol. 17; p. e1048
Main Authors:	Costa, José Victor Torres Alves, Paes, Jefferson Luiz de Aguiar, Souza, Luiz Augusto Copati, Peters, Patricia, McWatt, Paul Michael, Van Sauers-Muller, Alies, Sousa, Maria do Socorro Miranda de, Adaime, Ricardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Entomologistas do Brasil 19-03-2024
Subjects:	carambola fruit fly fruit flies natural host quarantine pest South America
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Summary:	Specimens of Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock, 1994 (Diptera: Tephritidae) were obtained from fruits of Averrhoa bilimbi L., Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae), Malpighia emarginata DC. (Malpighiaceae), and Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), from a survey carried out in Lethem, Republic of Guyana. This is the first record of B. carambolae in A. bilimbi, M. emarginata and P. guajava in the country.
ISSN:	1983-0572 1983-0572
DOI:	10.12741/ebrasilis.v17.e1048