Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachninae) Attacking Cultivated and Wild Crops in Brazil
Ronilda Lana Aguiar *
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, Campus Itapina, Colatina, Brazil.
Grazielle Moreira Furtado
Department of Integrated Pest Management, Promip, Engenheiro Coelho, Brazil.
Caio Henrique Binda Assis
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, Campus Itapina, Colatina, Brazil.
Patricia Miler Mulinário
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, Campus Itapina, Colatina, Brazil.
Tatiane Pereira Cofler
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, Campus Itapina, Colatina, Brazil.
Anderson Mathias Holtz
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Espirito Santo, Campus Itapina, Colatina, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata was recorded on Solanum melongena L. for the first time in cultivated crops areas in Espirito Santo State, southeastern Brazil, in the first semester of 2017. In one-year research, H. vigintioctopunctata was recorded in eight host plants of the families Amaranthaceae and Solanaceae. These new records represent a high potential establishment of this pest in Brazil.
Keywords: 28-spotted lady bird beetle, hadda beetle, Solanaceae, Solanum melongena.