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Population fluctuation and faunal indices of aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in peach orchards in Araucária, PR a a a b c Schuber, JM. *, Monteiro, LB. , Poltronieri, AS. , Carvalho, RCZ. and Zawadneak, MAC. aLaboratório de Manejo Integrado de Pragas, Departamento de Fitotecnia e Fitossanitarismo, Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, CEP 80035-050, Curitiba, PR, Brazil bCentro de Diagnóstico Marcos Enrietti, Secretaria da Agricultura e do Abastecimento do Paraná – SEAB-PR, Rua Jaime Balão, 575, Juvevê, CEP 80040-340, Curitiba, PR, Brazil cLaboratório de Parasitologia Agrícola, Departamento de Patologia Básica, Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR, Rua Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, s/n, Jardim das Américas, CEP Curitiba, PR, Brazil *e-mail: joseliaschuber@.br Received February 21, 2008 – Accepted May 20, 2008 – Distributed August 31, 2009 (With 2 figures) Abstract Aphids are sap-sucking insects that mainly attack shoots and young leaves of peach trees and many other plant spe- cies; however, knowledge of the Brazilian aphid fauna is scant. The objective of this study was to identify aphid species collected in peach orchards (Prunus persica Batsch) and to determine their faunal indices for occurrence and dominance. The experiment was conducted from July 2005 to September 2006 in six Chimarrita peach orchards in the municipality of Araucária, PR, Brazil. The survey of aphid species was conducted by visual samplings on peach trees and using Möericke-type yellow traps containing water. A fau