ABSTRACT Chinch bugs [Blissus pulchellus Montandon (Hemiptera: Blissidae)] suck the
phloem from susceptible forage grasses, injecting toxins that destroy plant vessels and …

Objetivou-se com o presente estudo foi avaliar o desenvolvimento biológico do percevejo-
das-gramíneas, Blissus pulchellus quanto à resistência de oito poáceas forrageiras. Para …

This study aimed to identify natural enemies of the chinch bug, Blissus antillus Leonard,
which attacks Tanner grass (Brachiaria arrecta) and Tangola (hybrid of B. arrecta and B …

Cattle production is one of the main economic activities in the state of Roraima, and insect
pest attacks in pastures have a negative effect on this sector in the region. Little is known …

The spittlebugs Mahanarva spectabilis economically challenges cattle production of
neotropical regions, due to its voracious feeding on tropical grasses. Here, we evaluated …

Spittlebugs are the most evident and damaging pests of Signal grasses (Brachiaria) in
tropical America. Damage caused by these insects can result in the complete loss of …

The survival and development of nymphs, and the survival and fecundity of adults of the
cercopid Zulia entreriana reared on different grasses were studied by caging the insects on …

Basilisk, as susceptible check, and B. brizantha cv. Marandu, as resistant check, were
evaluated for resistance to the spittlebug Mahanarva sp., based on the parameters nymphal …

Studies were carried out in a screenhouse and in the field in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in
1981-84 to evaluate resistance of 22 grass species to cercopids, including Deois flavopicta …

Spittlebugs are the most damaging pasture pests in tropical America where extensive
monocultures of Signal grasses, especially Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk, have favored …