Silva A C, Ricalde M P
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Agrobiologia, Lab de Controle Biológico, Rodovia BR 465, Km 7, Cep 23897-970, Seropedica, RJ, Brasil.
Neotrop Entomol. 2017 Oct;46(5):587-590. doi: 10.1007/s13744-017-0523-1. Epub 2017 May 24.
Specimens of the mango stone weevil Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were found in fruits of mango from a tree in the residential area of the Rio de Janeiro, RJ. This is the first report of the S. mangiferae in Brazil, currently regulated as an absent quarantine pest in the country. A taxonomist specialized in Curculionidae confirmed the identification based on morphological diagnostics characteristics. This detection is a relevant finding, because Brazil is a major producer and exporter of mango and the main areas of mango for exportation are located very far from this detection point. This pest damages seed and embryo of mango fruits and it causes reduction of fruit size and its premature dropping. The detection was notified to the Plant Health Department, division of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), which is the National Plant Protection Organization of Brazil.
在里约热内卢州（RJ）居民区的一棵芒果树上，人们在芒果果实中发现了芒果象甲Sternochetus mangiferae（Fabricius）（鞘翅目：象甲科）的样本。这是巴西首次发现芒果象甲，目前该国将其列为非检疫性有害生物。一位专门研究象甲科的分类学家根据形态诊断特征确认了该物种的鉴定。这一发现意义重大，因为巴西是芒果的主要生产国和出口国，主要的芒果出口地区距离此次发现地点很远。这种害虫会损害芒果果实的种子和胚，导致果实大小减小并过早掉落。该发现已通报给巴西农业、畜牧业和食品供应部（MAPA）下属的植物卫生部门，该部门是巴西的国家植物保护组织。
