Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (1999) 34, 885-890

Marcelo Picanço, Germano Leão Demolin Leite, Márcio C. Mendes and Valdivino Enedino Borges (1999)
Ataque de Atarsocoris brachiariae Becker, uma nova praga das pastagens em Mato Grosso, Brasil
[Attack of Atarsocoris brachiariae Becker, a new pest of pasturelands in Mato Grosso, Brazil]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 34 (5), 885-890
Abstract: The effect of soil texture, landscape, grass species, age and system of pasture formation on attack intensity of Atarsocoris brachiariae Becker was studied. No differences were found among grass species or landscape on attack intensity of this bug. Higher densities of A. brachiariae were observed in sandy soils, in pastures over four years old, in those with traditional formation and between 20-30 cm underground. Attack of A. brachiariae occurred in patches specially in the transition areas between dead grass and normal growing grass.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marcelo Coutinho Picanco

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Atarsocoris brachiariae	Grasses/turf/rangeland	Brazil (NW)