Fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in the Goiás State, Brazil: occurrence and distribution

Authors

  • Valquiria Rocha Santos Veloso Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
  • André Ferreira Pereira Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília (IFB)
  • Lilian Rosana Silva Rabelo Agência Goiana de Defesa Agropecuária (Agrodefesa)
  • Claudini Vieira Deboni Caixeta Superintendência Federal de Agricultura em Goiás (SFA-GO)
  • Gislene Auxiliadora Ferreira Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG)

Keywords:

Ceratitis spp., Anastrepha spp., fruits pests.

Abstract

The Goiás State, in Brazil, presents a high number of host plant species for fruit flies, whose fruits ripen at different seasons, providing an increase in the pest population density and its wide distribution. Throughout the Goiás State, fruit flies occur in high or low frequency, both in rural and urban areas. Besides the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), 21 species of Anastrepha flies are currently known, mainly A. obliqua, A. fraterculus, A. sororcula and A. zenildae, due to their economic importance, and A. grandis, for being a quarantine pest. The A. grandis species has been recorded in 13 cities in the Goiás State, however, this information does not preclude the fruits export programs implemented in the State, because it was observed, in the production units, that the FTD index (flies trap-1 day-1) was lower than 0.1, in accordance with the rates established by the Brazilian legislation, for the export of cucurbit fruits.

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Author Biography

Valquiria Rocha Santos Veloso, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

Possui graduação em Agronomia pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1977), mestrado em Entomologia pela Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz Universidade de São Paulo (1982) e doutorado em Agronomia pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1997). Professora Titular da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia, com ênfase em Entomologia Agrícola, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: insecta, moscas-das-frutas, insetos dos cerrados e manejo integrado de pragas.

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Published

2012-10-01

How to Cite

VELOSO, V. R. S.; PEREIRA, A. F.; RABELO, L. R. S.; CAIXETA, C. V. D.; FERREIRA, G. A. Fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in the Goiás State, Brazil: occurrence and distribution. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 42, n. 3, p. 357–367, 2012. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/13447. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

v. 42, n. 3, Jul./Sep. 2012

Section

Review Article

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