Population dynamics of the gall inducer Eriogallococcus isaias (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) on Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Malvaceae)

• Published in: Journal of natural history Vol. 49; no. 13-14; pp. 789 - 801
• Main Authors: Magalhães, Thiago A., Oliveira, Denis C., Isaias, Rosy M. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 11.04.2015
• Subjects: conservation biology; Eriococcidae; females; galls; host plants; insect galls; insect-plant interaction; leaves; males; Malvaceae; nymphs; phenological synchrony; population dynamics; scale insects; tropics

Eriogallococcus isaias Hodgson and Magalhães is a Neotropical species of gall-inducing scale insect (Coccoidea: Eriococcidae), whose phenological synchrony with its host plant, Pseudobombax grandiflorum, is fundamental to the maintenance of its population. Furthermore, E. isaias is unusual among gal...