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Aspectos da biologia e comportamento do minador da folha do coqueiro, Taphrocerus coceis Bondar, 1922 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) e ocorrência de parasitismo

1985; SciELO; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.37486/0301-8059.v14i2.400

1981-5328

Jainara Maria Soares Ferreira, J. P. Morin,

Insect behavior and control techniques

Biology and behavioural aspects of the coconut leafminer ,Taph r oca r us cocois Bondar, 1922 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and occurrence of parasitism.Taph r oce r u s cocais Bondar, 1922 is a small beetle wi th 4 .5mm of body length.It is often found in the coconut estates of Ser gipe, Brazil .The larvae are the main cause o f the damage .They make a longitudinal gallery inside of the leaflet ' s limb,feeding on the internal tissues.The biology of th i s insect was observed under natural condi tions, using one-year old coconut, as substract .The life cycle lasted 49 days : egg incu bation -12 days , larval stage (3 instars) -25 days and pu= pal stage -12 days.The damage on coconut has no economic importance .