First record of Duplachionaspis divergens (Green, 1899) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in forage grasses in Brazil

Fabricia Z. V. Torres; José Raul  Valério; Renata do N. Santos; Bruno B.  Amaral; Vera Regina dos S. Wolff

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03011

Authors

Fabricia Z. V. Torres Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1035-3518
José Raul Valério Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-8697
Renata do N. Santos Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-7836
Bruno B. Amaral Embrapa Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6965-4171
Vera Regina dos S. Wolff Secretaria Estadual de Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural, Departamento de Diagnóstico e Pesquisa Agropecuária, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-1481

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03011

Keywords:

Scale insects, Brachiaria, Pasture pests

Abstract

The purpose of this note is to report the first record of Duplachionaspis divergens (Green, 1899) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in forage grasses in Brazil. Specimens of this armored scale were found in heavily degraded pastures, with yellowish and dry clumps of Ipyporã grass, a Urochloa hybrid. Previously, this species had been reported in Brazil only in sugarcane under greenhouse conditions. Its presence in forage grasses has caused visibly significant damage. The extent of the consequent economic losses has yet to be estimated.

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