First occurrence of Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker, 1858) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on eucalyptus seedlings after field transplantation in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Norton Borges Junior; Ervandil C. Costa; Dayanna N. Machado; Leandra Pedron; Jardel Boscardin; João A. C. Vivian

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec02023

Authors

Norton Borges Junior CMPC, Guaíba, RS, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1913-7405
Ervandil C. Costa Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-8826
Dayanna N. Machado Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9837-5369
Leandra Pedron Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-241X
Jardel Boscardin Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6862-8345
João A. C. Vivian CMPC, Guaíba, RS, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec02023

Keywords:

armyworm, defoliating caterpillar, forest entomology, pest management

Abstract

This study reports the first occurrence of Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker, 1858) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae causing defoliation in transplanted seedlings in a clonal plantation of Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake (Myrtaceae), in Butiá municipality, Rio Grande do Sul State (30°9’45” S; 51°59’42” W). The S. cosmioides caterpillars are polyphagous, including eucalyptus among their host plants. It was observed that the caterpillar infestation damaged 80% of the seedlings, while the defoliation varied from 13% to 24% per plant. This is the first record of S. cosmioides caterpillars causing injuries in a new plantation of E. urophylla.

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João A. C. Vivian, CMPC, Guaíba, RS, Brazil

Engenheiro Florestal.

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