The use of toxic baits for the suppression of Mediterranean fruit fly in mango orchards.
Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) is an insect of major economic importance in the mango orchards of the submedium of the São Francisco River Valley, the main area of mango production and exportation in Brazil. To provide alternatives for the management of C. capitata, toxic baits based on alpha-cypermethrin (Gelsura®) and spinosad (Success® 0.02 CB) were evaluated in three commercial mango experiments during two consecutive harvests: 2016/2017 (experiment 1 - area 1) and 2017/2018 (experiment 2 -area 2 and experiment 3 - area 3). According to the results, there was a large reduction in the infestation of C. capitata after five sequential applications of the alpha-cypermethrin (6 g.ha-1) and spinosad (0.38 g.ha-1) toxic baits performed at seven-day intervals during mango fruit ripening in all experiments and years (harvest) evaluated. Compared with the untreated plots, the plots with alpha-cypermethrin and spinosad applications showed a significant reduction in the damage induced (fallen fruits and/or on trees) by C. capitata. The management of C. capitata in mango orchards can include the use of the toxic bait based on alpha-cypermethrin, which represents an alternative to rotate with spinosad toxic bait in the São Francisco River Valley.
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| Format: | Artigo de periódico biblioteca |
| Language: | Ingles English |
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2024-01-09
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| Subjects: | Pomares de manga, Importância econômica, Alfa-cipermetrina, Espinosade, Iscas tóxicas, Mosca das Frutas, Manga, Controle Biológico, Inseto, Controle Químico, Ceratitis capitata Yoyo virus, Chemical control, Spinosad, Fruit flies, Insects, |
| Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1160586 https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202320191046 |
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