CHARACTERIZATION AND RECORD OF Pulvinaria ficus HEMPEL, 1900 (HEMIPTERA, COCCIDAE) IN Portulaca grandiflora HOOK (PORTULACACEAE)
Abstract
The ornamental plant Portulaca grandiflora Hook is very diffused mainly in the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul. Was founded a large attack of scale insect Pulvinaria ficus Hempel, 1900, in this plant, cultivated in stonecutter. The prepare and determination of scale insect was made on Laboratory of Entomology FEPAGRO, Porto Alegre, RS, been the permanent microslides deposited in collection of Coccoidea, Prof. Ramiro Gomes Costa Museum, of this Institution. The characterization is followed by pictures of adult female in stereomicroscope, optic microscope and scanning electronic microscope. The pictures were made in FaBio and CEMM of PUCRS. P. ficus over there ornamental plants, attacks other economic important plants, as fruit plants. Your recognition is important, a time that presents potential as plague, that be can adopted adequate rules if your control been necessary. Realized, also, the increase of host-list and geographic distribution.
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