Title:	First record of damage by an insect pest in a commercial amaranth crop in Brazil.
Authors:	OLIVEIRA, C. M. de RIBEIRO JUNIOR, W. Q. CAMARGO, A. J. A. de FRIZZAS, M. R.
Affiliation:	CHARLES MARTINS DE OLIVEIRA, CPAC WALTER QUADROS RIBEIRO JUNIOR, CPAC AMABILIO JOSE AIRES DE CAMARGO, CPAC MARINA REGINA FRIZZAS, UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASÍLIA.
Date Issued:	2012
Citation:	Scientia Agricola, v. 69, n. 4, p. 271-274, Jul./Aug. 2012.
Description:	Insect pests have not been recorded for amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) in Brazil. Generalized plant lodging was observed after the grain-filling period in an irrigated commercial amaranth crop (7 ha), located in Cristalina, state of Goiás (Brazil), which was cultivated between Aug. and Dec. 2009. Almost all sampled plants presented internal galleries bored by lepidopteran larvae. The larvae were reared, and the adults were identified as Herpetogramma bipunctalis (F.) (Crambidae). This is the first report of an insect pest causing significant damage in a commercial amaranth crop in Brazil, which indicates the need to develop pest management strategies in order to support the increased production in Brazil.
Thesagro:	Amaranthus Cruentus Inseto Praga de Planta Praga
NAL Thesaurus:	Lepidoptera Herpetogramma bipunctalis Amaranthus Crambidae Insect pests Plant pests
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162012000400006
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAC)