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Proctolaelaps bickleyi (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae): First Record of Its Association with Cotton Boll Weevil

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The objective was to register the occurrence of Proctolaelaps bickleyi (Bram) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae) in association with adults of the Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and to describe aspects of its behavior. This is the first record of a mesostigmatid mite associated with the cotton boll weevil in the Americas. Beetles carrying the mites had lower mobility than usual. The stress caused by this mite attached to the A. grandis body can reduce mating and oviposition of this beetle.

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This study was financially supported by the “Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)”, the “Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES),” and the “Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG).”

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  1. Laboratório de Entomologia, Embrapa Algodão, Av. Oswaldo Cruz, no. 1.143, Campina Grande, 58428-095, Paraíba, Brasil

    C A D Silva & A L A Galvão Filho

  2. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brasil

    R C Castilho

  3. Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Univ Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brasil

    J C Zanuncio

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CADS conceived and designed research. CADS and ALAGF conducted experiments. RCC identified the mite species. CADS, JCZ and RCC wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Silva, C.A.D., Castilho, R.C., Galvão Filho, A.L.A. et al. Proctolaelaps bickleyi (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae): First Record of Its Association with Cotton Boll Weevil. Neotrop Entomol 49, 311–313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-019-00752-y

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