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The Lepidoptera Associated with Forestry Crop Species in Brazil: a Historical Approach

Neotropical Entomology volume 41, pages 345–354 (2012)Cite this article

Abstract

Despite the long history of forestry activity in Brazil and its importance to the national economy, there is still much disorder in the information regarding pests of forestry species. Considering the importance of the entomological knowledge for the viability of silvicultural management, this work aimed to gather information on the species of Lepidoptera associated with forestry crops within Brazil using a historical approach. Through a literature review, all registered species of Lepidoptera related to forestry crops in Brazil from 1896 to 2010 were identified. The historical evaluation was based on the comparison of the number of published articles, species richness, and community similarities of the Lepidoptera and their associated forest crops, grouped in 10-year samples. A total of 417 occurrences of Lepidoptera associated with forestry species were recorded, from which 84 species are related with 40 different forestry crops. The nocturnal Lepidoptera were dominant on the records, with Eacles imperialis magnifica Walker as the most frequent pest species cited. Myrtaceae was the most frequent plant family, with Cedrela fissilis as the most cited forestry crop species. A successional change in both Lepidoptera species and their host plants was observed over the decades. The richness of lepidopteran pest species increased over the years, unlike the richness of forestry crop species. This increase could be related to the inefficient enforcement of sanitary barriers, to the increase of monoculture areas, and to the adaptability of native pests to exotic forestry species used in monoculture stands.

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The authors thank Dr. Alfred Moser, for the identification of the Noctuidae subfamilies, and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, for granting the masters (M. K.), doctoral (E.C.), and research productivity fellowships (M.M.C. e O.H.H.M.).

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    Manoela Kowalczuck, E. Carneiro, M. M. Casagrande & O. H. H. Mielke

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Kowalczuck, M., Carneiro, E., Casagrande, M.M. et al. The Lepidoptera Associated with Forestry Crop Species in Brazil: a Historical Approach. Neotrop Entomol 41, 345–354 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-012-0056-6

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Keywords

  • Butterflies
  • moths
  • pests
  • plantations