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Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2019, 9(4): 159-163
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Alternance of overpopulation of urban insect pests in areas of Cerrado in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Walter Santos de Araujo1, Bruno Maia Oliveira1, Erica Vanessa Duraes de Freitas2, Kelly Christie dos Santos Costa1, Jefferson Bruno Bretas Souza Oliveira2, Paulo Corgosinho1
1Department of General Biology, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Av. Professor Rui Braga, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, 39401-089, Brazil
2Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biodiversidade e Uso dos Recursos Naturais, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Av. Professor Rui Braga, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, 39401-089, Brazil

Received 11 September 2019;Accepted 20 October 2019;Published 1 December 2019
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Abstract
In the present study, we report for the first time the alternance of insect overpopulation pests in urban environment for the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The observations were made from November 2017 to November 2018 in the city of Montes Claros and six other towns. During the period of one-year the overpopulation of three species was recorded: Tropidacris collaris (Orthoptera: Romaleidae), Gryllus assimilis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) and Arthrostictus speciosus (Drury, 1829) (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Considerations about the factors leading to overpopulation of these species in urban areas are also presented.

Keywords biological control;habitat modification;phytophagous pests;urbanization.


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