Apate terebrans (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae) atacando árvores de nim no Brasil

Apate terebrans (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae) atacando árvores de nim no Brasil

This paper describes and records the attack of adults Apate terebrans (Pallas) to a neem plantation located in Guarani, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in March 2007. The damage was characterized by a hole in the trunk, from where the shot-hole-borer enters constructing tunnels and feeding on the woo...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 437 - 439
Main Authors: Souza, Rodolfo M. de, Anjos, Norivaldo dos, Mourão, Sheila A
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Apate terebrans
Azadirachta indica
Bostrichidae
insect pests
new geographic records
new host records
plant pests
Brazil
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Summary:This paper describes and records the attack of adults Apate terebrans (Pallas) to a neem plantation located in Guarani, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in March 2007. The damage was characterized by a hole in the trunk, from where the shot-hole-borer enters constructing tunnels and feeding on the wood. This is the first record of A. terebrans attacking neem trees in Brazil.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052