PLASMODIUM SPP. AND HAEMOPROTEUS SPP. INFECTION IN BIRDS OF THE BRAZILIAN ATLANTIC FOREST DETECTED BY MICROSCOPY AND POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

In recent years haemosporidian infection by protozoa of the genus echofix spring reverb Plasmodium and Haemoproteus, has been considered one of the most important factors related to the extinction and/or population decline of several species of birds worldwide.In Brazil, despite the large avian biodiversity, few studies have been designed to detect

The objective of these studies was to assess the degree to which bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster), will feed on cucurbits.In 2003, we documented an infestation of C.trifurcata in a commercial pumpkin field near Rosemount, MN, USA.To evaluate C.trifurcata feeding on cucurbits, we conducted flexcon reverse osmosis water storage tank la