01717naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400520006010000230011224501780013526000090031330000090032252009640033165000100129565000110130565000110131665000100132765000200133765000090135765300210136665300230138770000190141077300340142921340332021-09-03       2021    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-021-00894-y2DOI1 aOLIVEIRA, C. M. de  aPercolaspis cf. ornata (Germar) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)ban Emergent Pest in Soybean, Maize, and Cotton Crops in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2021  a4 p.  aPercolaspis ornata (Germar) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) is known in Brazil as an important pest of cocoa in the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo. We recently identified a Chrysomelidae species feeding and causing damage to soybean, corn, and cotton crops in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The species was identified as Percolaspis cf. ornata. Adults feed on young leaves and sprouts and, in many cases, cut the stem of seedlings, causing stand reduction and yield losses. Its attacks have been recorded since 2016 in the central region of Mato Grosso. Because of the importance of the state of Mato Grosso as the main grain producer in the country, it is necessary to monitor crops for the occurrence of this insect in the next harvests and the development of basic and applied studies aimed at defining management strategies for this emerging pest. This is the first record of P. cf. ornata causing damage to soybean, maize, and cotton crops in Brazil.  aCacau  aInseto  aManejo  aMilho  aPraga de Planta  aSoja  aDanos a colheita  aPercolaspis ornata1 aFRIZZAS, M. R.  tNeotropical Entomology, 2021.