Monitoring mango pests within an integrated production program in Brazil.
Haji F. N. P., Barbosa F. R., Lopes P. R. C., Moreira A. N., Alencar J. A. de, Ferreira R. C. F.
Author Affiliation: Embrapa Semi-Árido, C.P. 23, CEP 56302-970, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
: 163-165
Abstract : Mango is one of the most technified and important crops in the agricultural region of Petrolina (Pernambuco)-Juazeiro (Bahia), Brazil. Social demands for better living quality have favoured the use of new technologies, such as Fruit Integrated Production System (FIP), which assures a rational production, a great economy and environmental preservation. With the implementation of FIP for mango in Petrolina/Juazeiro region, pest monitoring is one of the basic components of Integrated Pest Management which began in 1998 with fruit flies. The monitoring is accomplished by periodical sampling, involving mango phenology, experimental design, parts and number of sampled trees by area, action levels (economic damage levels), pest and natural enemies. The main pests of mango crop at the Submédio São Francisco River Valley are Anastrepha spp., Ceratitis capitata, Erosomyia mangiferae [Procontarinia mangiferae], Aceria mangiferae, Selenothrips rubrocinctus, Frankliniella schultzei and lepidopterans affecting the inflorescence. For each pest, sampling methodology and action levels have been used in 33 farms of this region for approximately 2 years, covering an area of 3170.60 hectares.