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| Madaleno,Leonardo L.; Ravaneli,Gisele C.; Presotti,Leandro E.; Mutton,Miguel A.; Fernandes,Odair A.; Mutton,Márcia J.R.. |
| Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål) is an important pest in Latin America and causes significant reduction in sugarcane productivity. There is no information regarding the effect of this pest on the quality of cane juice used for sugar and alcohol production. This work aimed at evaluating the quality of sugarcane juice from plants attacked by spittlebugs. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with 15 replications, and comprised two treatments: control and chemical treatment with thiamethoxam. An average of 9.2 ± 4.44 spittlebug nymphs m-1 were found in the plots prior to insecticide application. Nymphs were counted 18, 35, 55, and 82 days after the initial sampling (december/2003). During the mid growing season (July 2004), the juice was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Spittlebug; Insect-day; Chemical control. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2008000100010 |
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