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Acta Biológica Colombiana

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DE CARVALHO, Denisar Paggioli  and  DE OLIVEIRA, Harley Nonato. POPULATION FLUCTUATION OF Empoasca sp. (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE) IN A PHYSIC NUT CROP IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.81-85. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v21n1.45111.

Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) is an oilseed, semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of the Euphorbiaceae family, whose seeds contain oil that can be processed into a high quality biofuel. However, there have been reports of arthropods feeding from its leaves, including the green leafhopper Empoasca sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). The large numbers of this insect, observed in certain periods of the year in many regions of Brazil, are causing damage to the oilseed crops. This study aims at evaluating the fluctuation in green leafhopper population in a physic nut crop in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, to assess possible correlations with rainfall, maximum, average and minimum temperatures. This evaluation was conducted between March 2011 and July 2012. The largest Empoasca sp. populations were recorded in May and June, 2011, and between February and May, 2012. No significant correlation was observed between the weather parameters analyzed and the fluctuation in the Hemiptera population, but there was a trend toward higher population density during the warmer and rainier months.

Keywords : Jatropha curcas; green leafhopper; rainfall; seasonality.

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