Flower visitors and pests of mango in the hothouse.
Horikawa Y., Sasaki K., Utsunomiya N., Kanzaki S., Shimizu K., Kandori I., Sakuratani Y.
Author Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
Memoirs of the Faculty of Agriculture of Kinki University 38 : 19-30
Abstract : The flower visitors and pests of mango growing in hothouses in Kinki University in Japan were determined. A total of 40 insect species, belonging to 27 families were recorded visiting mango trees. The most frequent visitors of the crop were dipterans. European honeybees introduced into the hothouse as pollinators increased the fruit set of mango, although not significantly. A total of 26 species belonging to 21 families were recorded infesting the crop, with Scirtothrips dorsalis being the most abundant. The density of the thrips was higher in plots not sprayed with pesticides compared to those sprayed with pesticides. At least 34 species of juice-sucking moths belonging to 9 families were recorded, with 3 species of Noctuidae sucking sap from fruits.