Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) infesting neem trees (Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Meliaceae) in Bahia, Brazil

Marcelo Tavares de Castro; Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão; Vera Regina dos Santos Wolff

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v13.e0880

Authors

Marcelo Tavares de Castro Centro Universitário ICESP de Brasília. Brasília, Distrito Federal. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9147-8039
Sandro Coelho Linhares Montalvão Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia. Brasília, Distrito Federal. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0839-8848
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.e0880

Keywords:

Forest Entomology, Phytophagous Insect, Scale Insect, Urban Afforestation

Abstract

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.

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