The main insect pests and diseases associated with Brachiaria pastures are considered, with emphasis on spittlebugs, the most damaging pests in tropical America. Outbreaks of the polyphagous burrowing bugs of the genus Scaptocoris, both in Brazil and Colombia, are of concern. Other pests discusse...
Valério, José Raul
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Lapointe, Stephen L.
,
Kelemu, Segenet
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Fernandes, Celso Dornelas
,
Morales, Francisco José
,
[Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species]
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Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species
Established swards of the tropical forage grass Andropogon gayanus var. bis-quamulatus (Hochst.) Hack were heavily colonized by the leaf-cutter Acromyrmex landolti Forel over a period of 33 months in the eastern plains of Colombia. Density of Ac. landolti colonies in swards of A. gayanus increase...
Lapointe, Stephen L.
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Serrano, MS
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Villegas, A
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[Colonization of two tropical forage grasses by Acromyrmex landolti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Eastern Colombia]
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Colonization of two tropical forage grasses by Acromyrmex landolti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Eastern Colombia
Valério, José Raul
,
Lapointe, Stephen L.
,
Kelemu, Segenet
,
Fernandes, C.D.
,
Morales, Francisco José
,
[Plagas y enfermedades de las especies de Brachiaria]
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Plagas y enfermedades de las especies de Brachiaria
The main insect pests and diseases associated with Brachiaria pastures are considered, with emphasis on spittlebugs, the most damaging pests in tropical America. Outbreaks of the polyphagous burrowing bugs of the genus Scaptocoris, both in Brazil and Colombia, are of concern. Other pests discusse...
Valério, José Raul
,
Lapointe, Stephen L.
,
Kelemu, Segenet
,
Fernandes, C.D.
,
Morales, Francisco José
,
[Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species]
,
Pests and diseases of Brachiaria species