ISHS Acta Horticulturae 482: International Symposium on Cut Flowers in the Tropics
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN CUT FLOWER CROPS GROWN IN PLASTIC HOUSES AT THE BOGOTA PLATEAU |
| Author: | D. Corredor |
| Keywords: | Ornamentals, pest control, thrips, leafminers |
| Abstract:
A brief analysis of the most important arthropod pests in Colombian floriculture, the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), the mites Tetanychus urticae Koch and T. cinnabarinus (Boisduval), the leafminers Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and L. huidobrensis (Blanchard), the greenhouse whitefly Tialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), the aphids Macrosiphum rosae (L) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer), the garden centepede Scutigerella inmaculata (Newport) and the collembolan Onychiurus armatus (Tullberg), is presented. Some biological aspects are emphasized and the different control strategies are discussed for the more important pest: F. occidentalis, and Liriomyza spp. Advances on integrated management of these pest are based on strong awareness of the importance and use of sampling and monitoring techniques. Detecting population aggregates of the different species through scouting, the use of color traps, and application of spot treatments have brought a substantial decrease in pesticide use. | |
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