Florida Entomologist (2013) 96, 268-269

Júlio César M. Poderoso, Maria Kátia M. Da Costa, Maria E. Correia-Oliveira, Priscylla C. Dantas, José C. Zanuncio and Genésio T. Ribeiro (2013)
Occurrence of Tropidacris collaris (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Romaleidae) damaging Casuarina glauca (Casuarinaceae) plants in the municipality of central Bahia, Brazil
Florida Entomologist 96 (1), 268-269
Abstract: Severe damage to Casuarina glauca trees (Sieb. ex. Spreng, 1826) (Fagales: Casuarinaceae), observed in the municipality of Central, Bahia State, Brazil, was caused by nymphs and adults of the grasshopper, Tropidacris collaris (Stoll, 1813) (Orthoptera, Acridoidea; Romaleidae). Tropidacris collaris grasshoppers were found on 100% of the C. glauca trees. These trees were defoliated from the bottom upwards to the apex, and the majority (86%) had up to 50% of canopy damaged. This is the first record of T. collaris attacking C. glauca in Brazil.
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Database assignments for author(s): José Cola Zanuncio, Maria Emilene Correia-Oliveira

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tropidacris collaris	Casuarina (crop)	Brazil (NE)