Primer registro de Puto barberi (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Putoidae) en plantas de Ixora coccinea (L.) en Ecuador

Reina  Medina Litardo; Oscar  Navia Pesantes; Carmen  Muñoz López; Pablo  Zambrano-Bosquez; Marisol  Vera Oyague; Iris  Pérez Almeida

doi:10.51372/bioagro363.12

First report of Puto barberi (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Putoidae) in the ornamental Ixora coccinea (L.) in Ecuador

Authors

Reina Medina Litardo Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Guayaquil, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-3112
Oscar Navia Pesantes Universidad Ecotec, Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Sostenible (CEDS), Km 13.5 vía Samborondón, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-642X
Carmen Muñoz López Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Guayaquil, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-1488
Pablo Zambrano-Bosquez Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Guayaquil, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8831-3460
Marisol Vera Oyague Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Guayaquil, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9382-7012
Iris Pérez Almeida Universidad Ecotec, Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Sostenible (CEDS), Km 13.5 vía Samborondón, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-892X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51372/bioagro363.12

Keywords:

Ixora, ornamental plants, pirate mealybug

Abstract

We present the first registration of Puto barberi (Hemiptera: Putoidae) associated with the ornamental species Ixora coccinea L. in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The symtoms of the attack are characterized by yellowing, necrosis and loss of the plant leaves.

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2024-09-01

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Medina Litardo, R., Navia Pesantes, O., Muñoz López, C., Zambrano-Bosquez, P., Vera Oyague , M., & Pérez Almeida, I. (2024). First report of Puto barberi (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Putoidae) in the ornamental Ixora coccinea (L.) in Ecuador. Bioagro, 36(3), 383-386. https://doi.org/10.51372/bioagro363.12

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Vol. 36 No. 3 (2024): Septiembre-Diciembre

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