Biological control of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: tephritidae) in mango orchards through augmentative releases of diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: braconidae)
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) parasitoids were released by air on a weekly basis over 1600 ha of commercial mango orchards, backyard orchards, and patches of native vegetation, at a density of ca. 940 parasitoids/ha. Releases were made during 2 consecutive years, beginning at flower onset and lasting until the end of the production cycle. Two areas, 7 km apart, were compared. In one area parasitoids were released, whereas the other area was used as a control. During the 2nd year treatments were reversed. Fruit was sampled in commercial mango orchards and in backyard orchards to assess levels of parasitism in fruit fly larvae. Highly significant differences in percentage parasitism were found in release and control zones in backyard orchards.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Anastrepha obliqua, Opius longicaudatus, Mangos, Parasitoides, Moscas de la fruta, Control biológico de plagas, Artfrosur, |
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