Aurino Florêncio de Lima

Ocorrência de Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera:Ccujidae) e Necrobia rufipes De Geer, 1775 (Coleoptera:Cleridae) infestando rações de animais domésticos

The occurrence of insects associated with pet foods was verified in simultaneous collections of peletes accomplished after the opening of the sacks wrapped in the industry and distributed for commercialization, in the period of may to november of 2003. There were selected for analysis six different types of the total available marks for sale in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The incidence of the beetles Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Necrobia rufipes was testified.

First report on the whitefly, Aleurodicus pseudugesii on the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera in Brazil

Abstract The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera L. (Arecales: Arecaceae), is currently grown extensively throughout the intertropical zones of the world, including Brazil, where it constitutes an important source of income for growers. Although whiteflies are not normally considered coconut pests, these insects can damage crops directly by sucking the sap, which weakens the plant; indirect damage may be caused by sooty mold formation over the excreted honeydew and by the transmission of pathogens. Whiteflies have infested coconut plants in the northeastern, northern, and southeastern regions of Brazil. Infested materials were collected and the causative insect was identified as Aleurodicus pseudugesii Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). This is the first report of A. pseudugesii in Brazil as a pest of the coconut palm.

Ocorrência de mosca-branca em Annona squamosa no estado de São Paulo

In Brazil the knowledge about the geographical distribution and host plants of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is limited, mainly on crops. In this communication, the occurrence of Aleurodicus mirabilis (Cockerell, 1898) in high infestations in custard apple (Annona squamosa Linnaeus, 1753) is recorded in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.