First Report of Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on the Apple tree Crop in Espirito Santo State, Brazil

Fernando Zanotti Madalon; Alixelhe Pacheco Damascena; Rodrigo Zanotti Madalon; Luis Moreira Araujo Junior; JosÃ© RomÃ¡rio de Carvalho; Dirceu Pratissoli

First Report of Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on the Apple tree Crop in Espirito Santo State, Brazil

( Vol-7,Issue-3,March 2020 ) OPEN ACCESS

Author(s):

Fernando Zanotti Madalon, Alixelhe Pacheco Damascena, Rodrigo Zanotti Madalon, Luis Moreira Araujo Junior, JosÃ© RomÃ¡rio de Carvalho, Dirceu Pratissoli

Keywords:

Insect-pest; Introduced species; Aphid; Ulmus americana L.

Abstract:

The apple tree is affected by a large variety of phytophagous plants. Woolly apple aphid in apple trees, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are from North America. The main host of this insect is the plant Ulmus americana L. and the secondary host is the apple tree, where it develops throughout the year. Collects were carried out in pioneer municipalities in the planting of apple trees in the state of Espirito Santo, being cultivated Eva, Gala and Fuji varieties. The collections took place in the municipality of Santa Teresa, Santa Maria de Jetiba and Mantenopolis. Samples were taken at the stages of vegetative development and apple production. In this study, the occurrence of this insect was recorded in apple orchards in the state of Espirito Santo, where the presence of E. lanigerum was observed in all the samples, attacking the trunk, new shoots, roots, shoots and fruits between the planting lines.