First reports of the invasive pest bermudagrass stem maggot, atherigona reversura villeneuve, 1936 (diptera: muscidae), in south america

This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several specimens were collected during various months in 2014 and 2015. These new recor...

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Autores principales: Patitucci, Luciano Damián, Dufek, Matías Ignacio, Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2021
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Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/28279
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Sumario:This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several specimens were collected during various months in 2014 and 2015. These new records are dispersed in a wide geographical area of temperate and subtropical regions of eastern Argentina. The main host of A. reversura, the exotic bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon, is considered a pest and is widely distributed in South America.