Population fluctuations of Ropalomera Wiedemann (Diptera: Ropalomeridae) in Costa Rica.
Soto-Manitiu J., Lezama H. J.
Author Affiliation: Museo de Insectos, Escuela de Fitotecnica, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Revista de Biología Tropical 36 : 549-550
Abstract : The fluctuations in populations of adults of Ropalomera were monitored for 12 months in mango orchards in 4 localities in Costa Rica using McPhail traps. In Caña and Nicoya the majority of adults were captured in February, and in Orotina and Buenos Aires in April. For most of the year, the most abundant populations were found in the Cañas region. This is the first report of the genus in Costa Rica.