Occurrence of Colloeneis on Diaspis echinocacti in Alagoas, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1990.v25.13397Abstract
The occurrence of Calloeneis sp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predator insect, was observed for the first time in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, in both larval and adult stages, through a survey for natural enemies of the cochineal insect ("cochonilha"), a forage palm tree parasite, Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché, 1833). lIs identification was made by the Centro de Identificação de Insetos Fitófagos (CIIF) of the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.
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Silva, D. M. P. da. (2014). Occurrence of Colloeneis on Diaspis echinocacti in Alagoas, Brazil. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 25(2), 281–282. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1990.v25.13397
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