Physalis angulata L. (Solanaceae): a potential host-plant of stink bugs Edessa meditabunda F. (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)

Abstract

Physalis angulata is native to South America. In Brazil is popularly known as camapú, balãozinho, juá-de-capote, bucho-de-rã, camambu, mata-fome, bate-testa and balão-rajado. Even being a species with wide ecological adaptation the studies on pest insects associated with these plants are incipient. Thus, this study reports for the first time the occurrence of stink bugs Edessa meditabunda on plants P. angulata in the Amazon region. Resumo: Physalis angulata é nativa da América do Sul. No Brasil é popularmente conhecida como camapú, balãozinho, juá-de-capote, bucho-de-rã, camambu, mata-fome, bate-testa e balão-rajado. Mesmo sendo uma espécie com ampla adaptação ecológica, os estudos sobre a presença de possíveis insetos pragas associados a estas plantas são incipientes. Desta forma, este trabalho relata pela primeira vez a ocorrência de percevejos Edessa meditabunda em plantas de P. angulata na região amazônica. Palavras-chave: inseto-praga, planta reservatório, percevejo asa-preta, região Neotropical. 337Physalis angulata: a potential host-plant of stink bugs Edessa meditabunda

Reports of new wing color polymorphism and taxonomic information to cercopids (Auchenorrhyncha: Cercopidae) from upland rice crop, Pará State, Brazil

“…Considering the information above, this group of insects deserves attention and should be monitored, especially in new agricultural frontiers, as in our study area, where many species of insects have been reported for the first time in several economically important crops Krinski and Pelissari, 2012;Krinski, 2013aKrinski, , b,2015Krinski and Godoy, 2015;Martins and Krinski, 2016;Krinski and Foerster, 2017).…”

Edessa meditabunda (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) feeding on Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae) in the highlands of Brazil

“…Edessa meditabunda is the most studied species of this genus and originally from the Neotropical region (Husch et al, 2014). This stink bug feeds on photoassimilates of host plants, especially Glycine max L. (Szczerbowski et al, 2020), in addition to cultivated species of Fabaceae and Solanaceae, such as Phaseolus vulgaris L., Pisum sativum L., Solanum lycopersicum L. and Solanum tuberosum L. (Husch et al, 2014) and also feeds on the wild plant Physalis angulata L. (Krinski, 2013). The pest prefers vegetative structures (Panizzi and Lucini, 2019) but also damage pods causing dark lesions, which reduce plant productivity (Husch et al, 2014).…”

First Record ofHelicoverpa armigera(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Feeding onPlectranthus neochilus(Lamiales: Lamiaceae) in Brazil

“…Because P. neochilus is widespread and is now a recorded host, this may be vital information in developing pest management strategies. The importance of plant-reservoirs is recognized for other species of insect pests and crops in Brazil (Krinski & Pelissari 2012;Krinski et al , 2015Krinski 2013aKrinski ,b, 2015. Furthermore, producers of commercial boldo crops should be aware of this pest and the damage potential it poses.…”