Identification, bioecological aspects and monitoring strategies of Bermudagrass stem maggot: an invasive exotic pest species in Brazil

Published 2017-12-07

Authors

  • Leandro Prado Ribeiro
    Epagri/Centro de Pesquisa para Agricultura Familiar - Cepaf, Santa Catarina, Brasil
  • Alexandre Carlos Menezes Netto
    EPAGRI/EE Videira

Abstract

Bermudagrass stem maggot, Atherigona (Atherigona) reversura Villeneuve (Diptera: Muscidae), which is a species not previously documented in South America, was reported for the first time in early 2015 damaging pastures of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. cv. Jiggs located in municipalities of the West region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil. In light of the potential impact of exotic pest species on crop yields and significant damage caused by A. reversura in other countries, this manuscript congregate some information about origin, methods of detection and identification, and bioecological aspects of Bermudagrass stem maggot, as well as it will be discussed strategies for their monitoring in pastures.

Author Biography

  • Leandro Prado Ribeiro
    Engenheiro-Agrônomo pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (2008). Obteve, em 2011, o título de mestre em Entomologia pela Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP) e, em 2014, o título de doutor em Entomologia pela ESALQ/USP com período sanduíche no Insect Toxicology Laboratory, Faculty of Land and Food Systems/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canadá. Atualmente é pesquisador (ATFS4) em Entomologia do Centro de Pesquisa para Agricultura Familiar/Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (CEPAF/EPAGRI). (CV lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3336925010648086)

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    Keywords

    • Diptera
    • Atherigona reversura
    • Cynodon dactylon
    • integrated pest management.