@article {2241, title = {New Findings on Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) in the Brazilian Amazon}, journal = {Florida Entomologist,}, volume = {98}, year = {2015}, pages = {1227-1237}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0433}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1653/024.098.0433}, author = {Lemos, L. N. and Adaime, R and Costa-Neto, S.V. and Gloria de Deus, E. and Jesus-Barros, C. R. and Strikis, P.C.} } @article {2232, title = {Lance fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) host plants in the State of S{\~a}o Paulo, Southeast Brasil.}, journal = {Entomotropica}, volume = {30}, year = {2015}, pages = {57-68}, abstract = {

Many species of Lonchaeidae predominate in the complex of fruit flies (Tephritoidea) infesting more species of host fruits that the species of Tephritidae. In the southern hemisphere, very little is known about the diversity of the species of Lonchaeidae and their host relationship. This paper records the species of Lonchaeidae and their respective host plants as recovered out of a total of 1,522 samples of fruit relating to 113 plant species coming from 94 municipalities of the State of S\ão Paulo, Brazil. A total of 26,906 Lonchaeidae adults were obtained, belonging to 14 species of Neosilba McAlpine, Dasiops inedulis Steyskal, Dasiops frieseni Norrbom \& McAlpine and Lonchaea sp. Specimens of Neosilba represented 99.78 \% of the adults recovered: N. bella Strikis \& Prado, N. bifida Strikis \& Prado, N. certa (Walker), N. cornuphallus Strikis, N. dimidiata Curran, N. inesperata Strikis \& Prado, N. glaberrima (Wiedemann), N. laura Strikis, N. paramerolatus Strikis, N. parva Hennig, N. pradoi Strikis \& Lerena, N. pendula (Bezzi), N. perezi (Romero \& Ruppel) and N. zadolicha McAlpine \& Steyskal. Neosilba zadolicha is predominant, abundant and generalist species

}, url = {http://www.entomotropica.org/index.php/entomotropica/article/viewFile/455/575}, author = {Raga, A. and de Souza-Filho, MF and Strikis, P.C. and Montes, S.M.N.M.} } @article {2112, title = {Parasitism of Neosilba perezi (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) Larvae by a Braconid, Phaenocarpa neosilba (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae)}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {95}, year = {2012}, pages = {900-904}, abstract = {

Neosilba perezi (Romero \& Ruppel) is known as the cassava shoot fly or shoot fly, because, unlike other species of its genus, its larvae feed exclusively on shoots of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). These larvae kill the affected cassava shoots. Natural parasitism by a braconid, Phaenocarpa neosilba Arouca \& Penteado-Dias, 2006, on shoot fly larvae was studied at 3 locations in the southwestern region of the state of S\ão Paulo, Brazil. Larvae-infested shoots of cassava were collected at 3 distinct locations where cassava crops were grown. The shoots were kept in plastic boxes for pupation and emergence of adult flies and the parasitoid. The percentage of parasitism was separately correlated with temperature, rainfall, and age of the cassava plants. The average percent parasitism was 24.36\%. A negative correlation between temperature and percent parasitism was observed at 1 location. At all 3 study areas percent parasitism of N. perezi showed a negative correlation with plant age. Therefore, given the high percent parasitism observed at the 3 locations, natural biological control may be an important factor in the population dynamics of N. perezi.

}, keywords = {parasitism}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1653/024.095.0412}, author = {Gisloti, L.J. and A. P. do Prado} } @article {2111, title = {Infestation of cassava genotypes by Neosilba perezi (Romero \& Ruppell) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)}, journal = {Neotropical Entomology}, volume = {40}, year = {2011}, pages = {613-616}, abstract = {

The objectives of this work were to assess the infestation of ten genotypes of cassava by the shoot fly Neosilba perezi (Romero \& Ruppell) and to investigate effects of plant age, temperature or precipitation on cassava plants infestation by the shoot fly. Thirty-two individuals of each cassava genotype were planted and analyzed every two weeks in order to calculate the percentage of plants infested by shoot fly larvae at each sampling event and per genotype. Infestation by the fly was different across the genotypes. Genotype IAC Caapora 105-66 and genotype IAC Cascuda were resistant to shoot fly infestation, whereas the genotype IAC 15 was the most susceptible to this insect. Plant age may have an influence on infestation by shoot flies. Advanced plant age apparently favors lower or even inexistent infestation rates. However, infestation rate does not seem to be affected by temperature or precipitation.

}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1519-566X2011000500014\&script=sci_arttext}, author = {Gisloti, L.J. and A. P. do Prado} } @article {2041, title = {First report of infestation of cassava fruit, Manihot esculenta, by Neosilba perezi (Romero \& Ruppell) (Lonchaeidae) in Brazil}, journal = {Brazilian Journal of Biology}, volume = {72}, year = {2012}, pages = {631 - 632}, abstract = {

This is the first report of N. perezi in cassava fruits in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Up until now, the species had been obtained only from leaf buds.

}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1519-69842012000300029\&script=sci_arttext}, author = {Strikis, P.C. and Marsaro J{\'u}nior, AL. and Adaime, R and Lima, CR.} } @article {1677, title = {Pests of cassava in south Florida}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, year = {1982}, abstract = {ABSTRACT Insect pests found on cassava, Manihot esculenta, in southern Florida included the cassava hornworm, Erinnyis ello L. and the cassava shoot fly, Neosilba perezi Romero and Ruppel. }, author = {Pena, J.L.} } @article {1603, title = {Cassava Shoot Parasitism by Larvae of Neosilba perezi Romero \& Ruppell (Diptera, Lonchaeidae) in Southeastern S{\~a}o Paulo State, Brazil}, journal = { Neotropical Entomology }, volume = {40}, year = {2011}, pages = {312-315}, abstract = {Among the pests of cassava, the shoot fly Neosilba perezi (J. L Romero \& R F Ruppell) is one of the most prevalent. It attacks mainly the terminal shoots and causes infected plants to produce lateral shoots. Reports on this species are rare or inexistent; thus, the purpose of this study was to assess three different areas for N. perezi infestation. The survey commenced in March 2008 and ended in February 2009. Fortnightly analyses were performed starting 45 days after planting, calculating the rate of parasitism by N. perezi larvae in each study area. The areas were correlated separately for each parameter: fortnightly mean temperature, fortnightly mean rainfall, and plant age. The N. perezi larvae occurrence rate was higher in area 1 {\textendash} which presented the highest population peaks in autumn and winter. There was only a single population peak in area 2, in winter; and area 3 presented the weakest population peak among the three, in November. The shoot fly population dynamics in the studied region is separately correlated to temperature, rainfall and plant age: temperatures above 23{\textordmasculine}C, relatively high rainfall and older plants seem to have a negative effect on populations of this insect. Finally, a new species of parasitoid of N. perezi was found in the sampled areas. }, author = {Gisloti, L.J. and A. P. do Prado} } @article {1593, title = {A new species of Phaenocarpa Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) from Brazil parasitizing Neosilba perezi (Diptera: Lonchaeidae)}, journal = {STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT }, volume = {46}, year = {2011}, pages = {63 - 67}, abstract = {This paper provides the description of Phaenocarpa neosilbae sp. n. (Braconidae: Alysiinae) reared from larvae of Neosilba perezi (Romero Ruppel, 1973) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) in Brazil. Diagnostic characters are figured and the key to the Neotropical species of Phaenocarpa (Arouca Penteado-Dias, 2006) is modified to include the new species}, author = {Arouca, R.G. and Penteado-Dias, A.M.} } @article {1412, title = {A new species of Silba (Diptera, Lonchaeidae) from Puerto Rico.}, journal = {J. Agr. Univ. Puerto Rico }, volume = {57}, year = {1962}, pages = {167 - 168}, abstract = {Includes the type description of (Silba) = Neosilba perezi}, author = {Romero S.J.I. and Ruppel. R.F.} }