First record of Tetranychus musae Auger, Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008 (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) on Musa sp. (Musaceae) from Pará State, Brazil - (2025)
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Aloyséia C. S. Noronha, Noeli J. Ferla, Iury S. Castro, Magali B. de Oliveira, Izabela F. de Oliveira
Volume: 7 - Issue: 0
Resumo.
This study reports the occurrence of the spider mite Tetranychus musae Auger, Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008 (Acari: Tetranychidae) on banana (Musa sp.: Musaceae) in Brazil. Specimens were collected from banana leaves grown in an intercropping system with cacao (Theobroma cacao L. - Malvaceae) at an experimental site in the municipality of Moju, Pará State. This represents the first confirmed record of T. musae in Brazil.
Keywords: Amazônia, Banana, Theobroma cacao
Idioma: English
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https://www.entomologicalcommunications.org/index.php/entcom/article/view/489
