Notas preliminares sobre danos causados por Hexachaeta sp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) em sementes de papagaio - Aegiphila sellowiana Cham., 1832 (Verbenaceae)

Abstract

Insects belonging to the Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera orders are responsible for heavy damages to seeds of native trees in Brazil. Seeds from Aegiphila sellowiana (Verbenaceae), collected in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State showed 42.6 ± 4.6% of damage caused by Hexachaeta sp. (Diptera: Tephritidae). Larvae of this insect destroyed 58.2% of seed weight, resulting loss of germination.