Florida Entomologist (2007) 90, 772-775

Charles Martins de Oliveira, Miguel Angel Morón and Marina Regina Frizzas (2007)
First record of Phyllophaga sp. aff. capillata (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) as a soybean pest in the Brazilian 'Cerrado'
Florida Entomologist 90 (4), 772-775
Abstract: In recent decades, white grubs (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) have become a serious problem in soybean crops Glycine max (L.) Merrill in Brazil. The most important species in southern Brazil is Phyllophaga cuyabana (Moser). Recently, serious damage by white grubs of Phyllophaga sp. aff. capillata (Blanchard) in soybean crops were detected in the 'Cerrado' of Federal District. This is the first record of P. capillata as pest of soybean cultures, and the first report of such species in the Federal District.
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Database assignments for author(s): Charles Martins de Oliveira, Miguel-Angel Morón

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phyllophaga cuyabana	Soybean (Glycine max)	Brazil (south)