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Occurrence of Scaptocoris castanea Perty (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) damaging Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) seedlings in BrazilDOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2011000200022 Keywords: pest, brown burrower bug, indian neem. Abstract: neem (azadirachta indica) seedlings were found infested by the brown burrower bug, scaptocoris castanea perty, in december 2009, in the county of tupaciguara, minas gerais state. symptoms observed varied from leaf yellowing and stem drying, reduction in root size and number to plant death. this is the first report of s. castanea attacking neem plants.
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