Efficiency of entomopathogenic nematodes and chemical insecticides against Sphenophorus levis and Leucothyreus sp. on sugarcane

Efficiency of entomopathogenic nematodes and chemical insecticides against Sphenophorus levis and Leucothyreus sp. on sugarcane

The sugarcane billbug, Sphenophorus levis (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), is an important pest of sugarcane crops in the São Paulo State, Brazil. Their larvae damage plants rhizome, causing losses of up to 30 t ha-1 year-1 of sugarcane. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of entomopathogenic nemato...

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Main Authors: Luís Garrigós Leite, Fernando Martins Tavares, Paulo Sérgio Machado Botelho, Antonio Batista Filho, Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, Fabio Silber Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2012-03-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
Subjects:
Ginarte
Leite
Santos & Harakava 2010
Steinernema brazilense Nguyen
Heterorhabditis indica Poinar
biological control
sugarcane billbug
scarab beetle
Online Access:https://www.revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/14348

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