Abstract

VALLEJOS-BARRA, Oscar; PAIVA, Christian Vidal; PONCE-DONOSO, Mauricio  and  ALVAREZ, María Mendoza. Detection of Oryctomorphus bimaculatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) in Platanus orientalis, Talca, Chile. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [online]. 2019, vol.45, n.1, e7816.  Epub June 01, 2019. ISSN 0120-0488.  https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v45i0.7816.

The presence of the xylophage beetle Oryctomorphus bimaculatus is recorded for the first time in a specimen of Platanus orientalis, whose age exceeded 80 years old at end of the spring of 2015 in Talca city, Chile. Several stages of the beetle were found next to a group of saprophytic fungi. The tree was revised with traditional elements and with non-destructive instruments to evaluate the amount of damage. The presence of these agents was not found in other trees in the vicinity.

Keywords : Tree health; insect; xylophage; urban trees; non-destructive analysis..

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