title: The Vine Mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Damaging Vineyards in Brazil.
abstract: In the last decade, the incidence of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in vineyards has increased, especially on crops grown under plastic covering, in the Serra Gaúcha region of southern Brazil where the major Brazilian wineries are concentrated. Eggs, nymphs, and female adults were collected in two highly infested vineyards in Bento Gonçalves City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Mealybugs were identified by morphological and molecular techniques as the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret). This is a principal mealybug pest of vineyards worldwide, and this is the first record of damage from this species in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Plant Protection Graduate Program, Plant Protection Dept, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brasil. vitorcezar@gmail.com.|Embrapa Grape and Wine, Rua Livramento, 515, 95700-000, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brasil. vitorcezar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Pacheco da Silva
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Grape and Wine, Rua Livramento, 515, 95700-000, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: E C W
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Galzer
authors.affiliation: Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, UMR INRA, Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malausa
authors.affiliation: Anses, Lab de la Santé des Végétaux, Unité d'entomologie et plantes invasives, CBGP, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Germain
authors.affiliation: Imamoglu Vocational School, Çukurova Univ, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kaydan
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Grape and Wine, Rua Livramento, 515, 95700-000, Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D000072480:Farms; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera; D027843:Vitis
keywords: Coccomorpha; Vitis; mealybug; new pest