Em 2004, o Ministério do Meio Ambiente contratou a elaboração do Informe Nacional sobre
Espécies Exóticas Invasoras, cujos objetivos eram a coleta, a sistematização e a divulgação …

Abstract The Chilocorini lady beetles Tenuisvalvae notata (Mulsant) and Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri Mulsant are important biological control agents being able to share their habitat …

The lady beetles Tenuisvalvae notata (Mulsant) and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant
(both Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), are used in biological control of mealybugs in many …

Population growth and within-plant distribution of the striped mealybug Ferrisia virgata
(Cockerell)(Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) on cotton. The striped mealybug, Ferrisia virgata …

ABSTRACT Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are important pests of the grapevine
Vitis spp. and are responsible for direct and indirect damage to production. The main …

The crape myrtle aphid Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy)(Hemiptera: Aphididae)
collected on Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae) is herein reported as a new invasive species …

Abstract Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are widely distributed sap-feeding insects
that damage a wide variety of plants, and reduce the productivity and commercial value of …

The ladybird beetles Tenuisvalvae notata (Mulsant), and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are important biological control agents of mealybugs …

The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae)
is registered for the first time in teak forest stands, Tectona grandis, in the municipality of São …

Coffee is one of the most important Brazilian agricultural commodities exported, and Minas
Gerais and Espírito Santo States are the main coffee producers. Scale insects are important …