Guava borer worm (Lepidoptera: Cossidae), a limiting pest in guava: biology, lifecycle and management alternatives

In 2006, a new limiting pest in guava was reported in the provincia de Vélez, Santander, Colombia, known as the borer worm. There is no knowledge of the biology of this pest so far. The aim of this study, conducted between May 2013 and December 2014, was to establish the taxonomy, lifecycle, damage...

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Main Authors: Víctor Camilo Pulido Blanco, Orlando Ildefonso Insuasty Burbano, Zaida Xiomara Sarmiento-Naizaque, Julio Ramírez Durán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018347984