New host records for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the state of Pará, Brazil

Authors

  • Mayara Ribeiro de Araujo Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brazil
  • Walkymário de Paulo Lemos Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará, 66095-100, Brazil
  • Leandro Carvalho da Silva Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará, 66095-100, Brazil
  • Luana Priscila Nogueira França Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará, 66095-100, Brazil
  • Ricardo Adaime Embrapa Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, 68903-419, Brazil

Keywords:

Amazon, medfly, Garcinia acuminata, Garcinia brasiliensis

Abstract

Natural infestation of fruits of Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana and Garcinia brasiliensis C. Martius (Malpighiales: Clusiaceae) by Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is reported for the first time in the state of Pará, Brazil. Garcinia acuminata is reported as a fruit fly host for the first time in Brazil.

 

Sumário

Registra-se pela primeira vez a infestação natural de frutos de Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana e de Garcinia brasiliensis C. Martius (Malpighiales: Clusiaceae) por Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) no estado do Pará, Brasil. Garcinia acuminata é registrado como hospedeiro de moscas-das-frutas pela primeira vez no Brasil.

 

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Author Biographies

Mayara Ribeiro de Araujo, Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brazil

Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia

Walkymário de Paulo Lemos, Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará, 66095-100, Brazil

Laboratório de Entomologia

Leandro Carvalho da Silva, Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará, 66095-100, Brazil

Laboratório de Entomologia

Ricardo Adaime, Embrapa Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, 68903-419, Brazil

Laboratório de Entomologia

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Published

2016-03-29

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 2 (June 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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