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Occurrence of Faustinus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Southeastern Brazil tomato crops
- Source :
- Agronomía Colombiana, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 417-419 (2009)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2009.
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Abstract
- Occurrence of Faustinus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plantations in the State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, was confirmed through field observations carried out between April 2006 and March 2008. Larvae of Faustinus sp. bore the stems of tomato plants, whereas adults feed on the leaves. Bored stems are then easily broken by the wind, by manual handling or by plant weight itself. Crop rotation and removal of crop residues may help reduce pest population levels.
- Subjects :
- Solanum lycopersicum
Curculionidae
broca del tallo
Plant ecology
QK900-989
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01209965
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- AgronomÃa Colombiana
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4ee620143a242d9b11252008ef72e0b
- Document Type :
- article