Interaction of the jumping plant-louse Mastigimas anjosi (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) nymphs by Polybia platycephala (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Cedrela fissilis (Meliaceae) trees

Laura Tereza Inácio Borges; Glauco   Cássio de Sousa Oliveira; Marcos  Magalhães de Souza

doi:10.30550/j.azl/2332

Autores

Laura Tereza Inácio Borges Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, do Sul de Minas Gerais, Praça Tiradentes, nº 416, 37576-000, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9594-1041
Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9811-8485
Marcos Magalhães de Souza Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, do Sul de Minas Gerais, Praça Tiradentes, nº 416, 37576-000, Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-1714

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2332

Palavras-chave:

Meliaceae, Polybia, psyllid, secretion

Resumo

Mastigimas anjosi (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) is a psyllid that attacks commercially important trees such as Cedrela fissilis, whose control is carried out mainly through the use of insecticides. Among the symptoms of M. anjosi infestation, the white flocculent waxy secretions produced by the nymphs on plant tissues act as a physical protective barrier against predators. Thus, this note aims to report an attempted predation of M. anjosi nymphs by the social wasp Polybia platycephala (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) on a C. fissilis tree in southeastern Brazil. Observations were conducted in May and June 2025, in southern Minas Gerais State, within the Atlantic Forest biome. Although individuals of P. platycephala were not successful in overcoming the protective barrier of M. anjosi, the behavior observed indicates a potential predatory interaction or consumption of honeydew. Therefore, this interaction should be further investigated, particularly regarding the potential use of social wasps in the biocontrol of M. anjosi.

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