Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) infesting neem trees (Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Meliaceae) in Bahia, Brazil
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Marcelo Tavares de Castro
Centro Universitário ICESP de Brasília.
Brasília, Distrito Federal.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9147-8039
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Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia.
Brasília, Distrito Federal.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0839-8848
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Vera Regina dos Santos Wolff
Departamento de Diagnóstico e Pesquisa Agropecuária - DDPA.
Secretaria Estadual de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural - SEAPDR. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-1481
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v13.e0880Keywords:
Forest Entomology, Phytophagous Insect, Scale Insect, Urban AfforestationAbstract
Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), a highly polyphagous scale insect and a known pest of various crops, is reported for the first time infesting neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Meliaceae) in Brazil. Infestations of this diaspidid were observed on the trunks, branches, and leaves of neem trees in Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil.References
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