[Occurrence of Euphoria lurida (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the corn cultivated in Lowland at Rio Grande do Sul State].
Euphoria lurida adults (Fabricius) is registered as pests of some fruits and flowers. However, this is the first record of this insect in maize fields. In march, 2006 adults attacked about 15% of maize plants in an area with almost 1 ha. The damage occurred in plants in the reproductive stage. Transversal and longitudinal holes were found in the stalks just above the ear insertion. The attack to the ear occurred more intensively in the upper part of the plant, where the insect fed on the silk and the filling grains.
da Cunha
Uemerson S
US
Depto Fitossanidade, FAEM, Univ Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. uscunha@yahoo.com.br
Grützmacher
Anderson D
AD
da S Martins
José F
JF
Stefanello
Getulio J
GJ
de O Jardim
Edson
E
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000469:parasitology*