Abstract

CAPOTE LUNA, Tarcisio José; ARCAYA SANCHEZ, Evelin Antonieta  and  HERNANDEZ JUAREZ, Dilcia María. First record of Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) and D. nitidalis (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Melothria pendula L. (Cucurbitaceae) in the Lara state, Venezuela. Investig. Agrar. [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.2, pp.136-141. ISSN 2305-0683.  https://doi.org/10.18004/investig.agrar.2019.diciembre.136-141.

Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus) and D. nitidalis (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) are phytophagous species of economic importance in cucurbits. This study reports for the first time for Lara state, Venezuela on D. hyalinata and D. nitidalis on Melothria pendula L. (Cucurbitaceae) as a natural host plant and the distribution of D. nitidalis for this state is extended.

Keywords : Pickleworm; pests in cucurbits; distribution of Diaphania; melonworm.

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