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ABSTRACT: For the first time, the presence of Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal is being recorded in mandacaru fruits [Cereus jamacaru DC.], in the municipality of Alvorada do Gurgueia, in the south-central region of the State of Piauí, Brazil (8º22’35.63” S, 43º51’25,96” W). Eleven specimens were obtained from mandacaru fruits in an area of native forest between February and May of 2016. This is the first record of N. zadolicha in a Cactaceae species.

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  • RESUMO: Registra-se a ocorrência de Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal pela primeira vez em frutos de mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC.), no município de Alvorada do Gurgueia, centrosul do estado do Piauí (8o22’35.63” S, 43o51’25,96” W)

  • Certain species are described as primary pests for Brazilian agriculture

  • Neosilba zadolicha is considered a primary pest for Brazilian agriculture

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RESUMO: Registra-se a ocorrência de Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal pela primeira vez em frutos de mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC.), no município de Alvorada do Gurgueia, centrosul do estado do Piauí (8o22’35.63” S, 43o51’25,96” W). Representatives of the Dasiops and Neosilba genera, for example, are considered to be species that are economically important for agriculture (STRIKIS et al, 2011; UCHOA, 2012). Neosilba zadolicha is considered a primary pest for Brazilian agriculture.

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