FIRST REPORT OF CACTUS WEEVIL (Cactophagus spinolae Gyllenhal) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) FEEDING ON PITAHAYA (Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R. Hunt (CACTACEAE) IN GUERRERO, MEXICO

Authors

  • Haidel Vargas-Madríz Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur, Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Jalisco, Mexico
  • Martha Olivia Lazaro-Dzul TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Postgrado en Biología. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • Ausencio Azuara-Domínguez TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Postgrado en Biología. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • Araceli Chino-Cantor Escuela Superior en Desarrollo Sustentable, Campus Costa Grande, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Guerrero, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29393/CHJAA39-34FRHA40034

Keywords:

pitahaya plants, damage, cactus weevil, feeding

Abstract

This is the first report of Cactophagus spinolae feeding and causing damage to the stem, vascular fleshy tissue, flower bud and fruit of pitahaya (Selenicereus undatus) plants in the urban area of the state of Guerrero, Mexico.

 

 

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Author Biography

Araceli Chino-Cantor, Escuela Superior en Desarrollo Sustentable, Campus Costa Grande, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Guerrero, Mexico

   

Published

2023-12-29

How to Cite

Vargas-Madríz , H., Lazaro-Dzul, M. O. ., Azuara-Domínguez, A., & Chino-Cantor, A. (2023). FIRST REPORT OF CACTUS WEEVIL (Cactophagus spinolae Gyllenhal) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) FEEDING ON PITAHAYA (Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R. Hunt (CACTACEAE) IN GUERRERO, MEXICO. Chilean Journal of Agricultural & Animal Sciences , 39(3), 386-391. https://doi.org/10.29393/CHJAA39-34FRHA40034

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Scientific Notes

Copyright (c) 2023 Haidel Vargas-Madríz , Martha Olivia Lazaro-Dzul, Ausencio Azuara-Domínguez, Araceli Chino-Cantor

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