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Bertolaccini,Isabel; Sánchez,Daniel E.; Arregui,María C.; Favaro,Juan C.; Theiler,Natalia. |
Mortality of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) by parasitoids in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) larvae cause severe economic damage on cabbage, Brassica oleracea L. variety capitata (Brassicaceae), in the horticultural fields in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Overuse of broad spectrum insecticides affects the action of natural enemies of this insect on cabbage. The objectives of this work were to identify the parasitoids of P. xylostella and to determine their influence on larva and pupa mortality. Weekly collections of larvae and pupae were randomly conducted in cabbage crops during spring 2006 and 2007. The immature forms collected were classified according to their... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brassica oleracea cv. capitata; Cotesia plutellae; Diadegma insulare; Diamondback moth (DBM); Oomyzus sokolowskii. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262011000300025 |
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