Validation of the sampling methodology for Opsiphanes invirae caterpillars on oil palm plantations in the Brazilian Amazon

ABSTRACT: This study validated the use of leaf 17 on the sampling of Opsiphanes invirae Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) through the quantification of caterpillar abundance on the different spirals leaves, in comparison to leaf 17, and, on the apical, intermediate and basal leaf regions. This stud...

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Main Authors: Taciane Almeida de Oliveira, Walkymário Paulo Lemos, Ricardo Salles Tinôco, José Carlos Barbosa, Ivan Carlos Fernandes Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2018-07-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782018000700150&lng=en&tlng=en