Abstract
The objective of this study was to characterize the damage caused by Oncideres saga in plantations of Acacia mearnsii . The percentage of trees attacked was evaluated and the diameter and length of the branches were measured. It was observed that 34.3 % of the trees of A. mearnsii presented branches cut by O. saga . The average diameter and length of the cut branches were 5.75 cm and 4.95 m, respectively. The lower third of the girdled branches showed 64.23% of the posture incisions.
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