L.M. Burtet

First record of soybean stem fly Melanagromyza sojae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Paraguay confirmed by molecular evidence

• J.V.C. Guedes
• J.A. Arnemann
• L.E. Curioletti
• L.M. Burtet
• M.L. RamÃ?­rez-Paredes
• D. Noschang
• F. Irala de Oliveira
• W.T. Tay

We provided the first scientific record of Melanagromyza sojae (Zehntner, 1900), through molecular characterization of partial mtDNA COI gene, that confirms the occurrence of this pest in Paraguay. Previously reported in Brazil, an outbreak of larvae of M. sojae known as the soybean stem fly (SSF) that belongs to the family Agromyzidae, was also noted in soybean fie.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(3): gmr16039707

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16039707