Species of Frankliniella (Thysanoptera, Thripidae): new records on mango orchards (Mangifera indica) in Brazil.
Oliveira M. D. de, Barbosa F. R., Almeida-Cortez J., Silveira L. C. P.
Author Affiliation: Departamento de Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFPE), Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Ciência Rural 41 : 1709-1711
Abstract : The goal of this study was to survey the thrips (Thysanoptera) fauna that attack mango trees in the semiárido of Pernambuco. During one year, three commercial orchards of the 'Tommy Atkins' variety were visited. Weekly evaluations were carried out in 75 plants in the vegetative and reproductive stages, totaling 10.704 leaf samples and 390 panicle samples. The adult specimens were sorted using stereomicroscope at the Embrapa Semiárido lab, Petrolina, PE, and sent to the Lavras Federal University, MG, for identification. The species Frankliniella gardeniae Moulton and Frankliniella Brevicaulis Hood, family Thripidae, represented 77% and 23% of all collected thrips, respectively. This is the first report of these two species occurring in association with mango trees in Brazil.