Danger next door: new record of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci near to the Serra da Canastra National Park (southeast Brazil).

J O Oliveira,L R P Paschoal,J F Nunes

doi:10.1590/1519-6984.228707

Abstract

Danger next door: new record of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci near to the Serra da Canastra National Park (southeast Brazil).

Highlights

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) is an important hemipteran pest being considered one of the most invasive and devastating species of agricultural and horticultural crops
Fifteen national parks are located in this biome, the Serra da Canastra National Park (Figure 1) is considered one of the most important parks in Brazil, covering six municipalities in Minas Gerais state (1,978 km2 area) (ICMBio, 2019; Brasil, 2019)
We report a new record of the whitefly in the Southeast Brazil near to the Serra da Canastra National Park, we discuss some ecological and conservation implications of this infestation

Summary

Introduction

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) is an important hemipteran (family Aleyrodidae) pest being considered one of the most invasive and devastating species of agricultural and horticultural crops. At natural conditions (disregarding agricultural and horticultural crops) the whitefly is well documented and studied in northern Minas Gerais state in the Cerrado biome (Leite et al, 2012, 2015). Fifteen national parks are located in this biome, the Serra da Canastra National Park (Figure 1) is considered one of the most important parks in Brazil, covering six municipalities in Minas Gerais state (1,978 km2 area) (ICMBio, 2019; Brasil, 2019).

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