Observations on "Chayote Stem Borer", in São Paulo, Brazil

Authors

  • Silvia de Lamonica Imenes
  • Akira Paulo Takematsu
  • Harumi Hojo
  • Edson L Furtado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1989.v24.20194

Abstract

This paper relates the occurrence of "chayote stem borer" Adetus fuscoapicalis (Breuning, 1942), causing serious damage to chayote in some cities of São Paulo State, Brazil. Pest control is discussed in the work, and subsidies to its acknowledgement by morphologic and ethologic aspects are presented. Cleaning, pruning and burning of attacked branches, as well as crop residues, have been accepted as the most efficient and economical pest control method.

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Published

2014-08-08

How to Cite

de Lamonica Imenes, S., Takematsu, A. P., Hojo, H., & Furtado, E. L. (2014). Observations on "Chayote Stem Borer", in São Paulo, Brazil. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 24(9), 1185–1188. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1989.v24.20194

Issue

v.24, n.9, set. 1989

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES