Abstract

The sour passion fruit, Passiflora edulis Sims, is one of the main species of economic importance that can be injured by a variety of insect pest that feeds upon all parts of the plant reducing production. However, the most important Lepidoptera pests are larvae Dione juno juno and Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). The caterpillar of passion Azamora penicillana (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), attack leaves of passion and fruits. Here, Soares et al report the attack and loss of the A. penicillana on fruit passion in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states from Brazil.

Details

Title
First record and economic losses of the passionflower caterpillar in two biomes from Brazil
Author
Soares, W S 1 ; Oliveira, M M F 2 ; Botrel, G B B 2 ; Rocha, E A A 2 ; Silva, M M de J 2 ; da Silva, B K R; Pereira, R C; Alves, F M; Gonçalves, V A R; Fernandes, F L

 Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Uberlândia, MG, Brasil 
 Universidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Rio Paranaíba, MG, Brasil 
Pages
1-2
Section
Notes and Comments
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
ISSN
15196984
e-ISSN
16784375
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2685698210
Copyright
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