ISHS Acta Horticulturae 474: III International Symposium on Olive Growing
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PRAYS OLEAE (BERN.) BY CHRYSOPIDS IN TRÁS-OS-MONTES REGION (NORTHEASTERN PORTUGAL) |
| Authors: | A. Bento, J. Lopes, L. Torres, P. Passos-Carvalho |
| Keywords: | chrysopids, olive moth, egg predation, field releases |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.474.110 |
| Abstract:
A study was carried out in an olive grove in the Trás-os-Montes region, in the period 1993 to 1996 to establish the rate of predation of chrysopids on Prays oleae (Bern.) eggs. Data on a trial conducted in 1996 to evaluate the effectiveness of field releases of Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) in controlling eggs of the carpophagous generation of the pest are also reported. Six species of Chrysopidae have been collected. The most abundant were C. carnea and Mallada flavifrons (Brauer) which together represented about 74% of total captures. The main period of adult catches occurred between July and October. The rate of predation by chrysopids on P. oleae eggs varied among different generations of the pest and in different years, reaching 34% for the carpophagous generation in 1996. The potential damage that might be expected from the studied population of P. oleae was almost halved by releasing 360 larvae of C. carnea per tree. | |
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