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HOST PLANTS AND INFESTATION LEVELS OF NEOSILBA PENDULA (BEZZI) (DIPTERA: LONCHAEIDAE) IN MOSSORÓ/ASSU, RN, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

Studies on frugivorous flies in Mossoró/ Assu, RN, has been limited to species of Anastrepha and Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wied.). However, survey carried out in orchards of Barbados cherry Malpighia emarginata (Malpighiaceae) in Mossoró/Assu, showed that in some conditions the lonchaeid Neosilba pendula can be important primary pest of Barbados cherry.

KEY WORDS:
Insecta; Lonchaeidae; hosts; survey; pest.

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