title: First record of acerola weevil, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Brazil.
abstract: The weevil of acerola fruits, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is recorded for the first time in Brazil. Samples of this insect were collected in fruits of acerola, Malpighia emarginata D.C. (Malpighiaceae), in four municipalities in the north-central region of Roraima State, in the Brazilian Amazon. Information about injuries observed in fruits infested with A. tomentosus, its distribution in Roraima, and suggestions for pest management are presented.
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Trigo, Rodovia BR 285, Km 294, CP 451, CEP 99001-970, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Marsaro
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Trigo, Rodovia BR 285, Km 294, CP 451, CEP 99001-970, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: P R V S
authors.initials: PRVS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19020, CEP 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Rosado-Neto
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Roraima, Rodovia BR 174, Km 08, CEP 69301-970, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil.
authors.forename: E G F
authors.initials: EGF
authors.lastname: Morais
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D020387:Food Chain; D005638:Fruit / Q000254:growth & development; D007300:Insect Control; D029581:Malpighiaceae / Q000254:growth & development