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- Title
The bagging of Annona crassiflora fruits to control fruit borers.
- Authors
Leite, Germano Leão Demolin; Souza, Manoel Ferreira; Souza, Patrícia Nery Silva; Fonseca, Márcia Michelle; Zanuncio, José Cola
- Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of plastic bags to protect the fruits of Annona crassiflora (Annonaceae) against Cerconota sp. (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). As protection against this fruit-boring insect, 100 fruits were enclosed in plastic bags. Another 100 fruits were not bagged. The fruits were selected from the following five ranges of diameters: 1 = 0.5 - 1.99; 2 = 2.00 - 3.99; 3 = 4.00 - 7.90; 4 = 8.00 - 11.90; and 5 = 12.00 - 16.00 cm. The bagged fruits of various diameters were attacked less frequently by the pest. The bagged fruits with a diameter of less than two cm were not attacked. The percentage of fruits attacked and the number of larvae/fruit increased as the diameter of fruits increased in both treatments. The bagged fruits initially less than two cm in diameter showed the greatest final diameter and height.
- Subjects
ANNONA; FRUIT disease &; pest prevention; BORERS (Insects); LEPIDOPTERA; PLASTIC bags
- Publication
Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy, 2012, Vol 34, Issue 3, p253
- ISSN
1679-9275
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/actasciagron.v34i3.14713