Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (1999) 34, 1975-1982

Maria De Lourdes Corrêa Figueiredo, Ivan Cruz and Terezinha Maria Castro Della Lucia (1999)
Controle integrado de Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith and Abbott) utilizando-se o parasitóide Telenomus remus Nixon
[integrated control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith and Abbott) using the parasitoid Telenomus remus Nixon]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 34 (11), 1975-1982
Abstract: This study was conducted in 1996 and 1997 to evaluate the efficiency of releasing Telenomus remus Nixon (around 200,000 adults/ha) alone or together with the Spodoptera frugiperda nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SFNPV) or with a selective insecticide to control Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith and Abbott). The experimental design was a randomized complete block with six treatments and four replications. Leaf damage caused by the pest (visual scale from 0 to 5) and the grain yield were evaluated. In general, the damage was significantly higher in the check plots (average of 2.94) than in the other treatments (average of 1.04). Similarly, there was significant difference in yield between check plots (7,165 kg/ha) and the other treatments (9,084 kg/ha). There was no difference in ear length and damage caused to the ear among treatments.
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(original language: Portuguese)
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Database assignments for author(s): Ivan Cruz

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
control - general
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
application technology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Spodoptera frugiperda	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Brazil (south)
Alphabaculovirus spofrugiperdae (entomopathogen)	Spodoptera frugiperda	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Brazil (south)
Telenomus remus (parasitoid)	Spodoptera frugiperda	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Brazil (south)