MACNBR   00242
MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
First reports of the invasive pest Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936 (Diptera: Muscidae) in South America
Autor/es:
DUFEK, MATÍAS I.; PATITUCCI, LUCIANO DAMIÁN; MULIERI, PABLO RICARDO
Revista:
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Editorial:
Biotaxa
Referencias:
Año: 2016 vol. 12 p. 1 - 5
Resumen:
This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This  muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several specimens were collected during various months in 2014 and 2015. These new records are dispersed in a wide geographical area of temperate and subtropical regions of eastern Argentina. The main host of A. reversura, the exotic bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon, is considered a pest and is widely distributed in South America.