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Research Project: Systematics of Beetles, Flies, Moths and Wasps with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: First report of Diatraea impersonatella (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in Honduras

Author
item ROBLES-PEREZ, RAFAEL - Autonomous University Of Nayarit
item ISIORDIA-AQUINO, NESTOR - Autonomous University Of Nayarit
item AVILA-RODRIGUEZ, BREDY - The National Autonomous University Of Mexico
item CASTILLO-COLINDRES, ALEJANDRA - Three Valleys Sugar Company
item VEJAR-COTA, GUADALUPE - Fmc An Agricultural Sciences Company
item Solis, M Alma
item CORTEZ-ISIORDIA, KENEDY ANTONIO - Autonomous University Of Nayarit

Submitted to: Florida Entomologist
Publication Type: Research Notes
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/16/2023
Publication Date: 3/26/2024
Citation: Robles-Perez, R., Isiordia-Aquino, N., Avila-Rodriguez, B.R., Castillo-Colindres, A.A., Vejar-Cota, G., Solis, M.A., Cortez-Isiordia, K. 2024. First report of Diatraea impersonatella (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in Honduras. Florida Entomologist. 107 (1):1-4. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0009.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0009

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This study is the first report of the stalk borer Diatraea impersonatella (Walker) on sugarcane in Honduras. A total of 162 larvae were collected from sugarcane crops in the Department Francisco Morazán, Municipality Villa de San Francisco, Honduras, during November 2022 to January 2023. The larval specimens were reared with the objective of obtaining adults for the morphological identification of the species through the inspection of male genitalia.