Florida Entomologist (2017) 100, 675-677

Lucas Inoue Nascimento, Everton Pires Soliman, Edival Ângelo Valverde Zauza, Jose Luiz Stape and Carlos Frederico Wilcken (2017)
First global record of Podisus nigrispinus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) as predator of Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae and adults
Florida Entomologist 100 (3), 675-677
Abstract: Native to Australia Gonipterus platensis Marelli (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the main beetle defoliator of eucalyptus worldwide, causing damage in various regions in which it was introduced, where its management relies mostly on biological control with the parasitoid Anaphes nitens (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae). In this report, we present the first laboratory evidence of efficient predation by Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on G. platensis larvae. This predatory species is native to Brazil and a promising biological control agent for use in the integrated pest management of G. platensis.
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Database assignments for author(s): Carlos Frederico Wilcken

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Gonipterus platensis	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Brazil (south)
Podisus nigrispinus (predator)	Gonipterus platensis