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Spatial distribution and control levels of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) in guava orchards

2019; Brazilian Academy of Sciences; Volume: 91; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0001-3765201920180428

1678-2690

José Nicácio, Isaías de Oliveira, Manoel A. Uchôa-Fernandes, Odival Faccenda, Alfredo Raúl Abot, Marcos Gino Fernandes, Flávio Roberto Mello García,

Insect Pest Control Strategies

This study aimed to know the patterns of spatial distribution of Anastrepha spp. and establish a criterion for determining the appropriate time for pest control. For this, 90 McPhail traps were used as Sampling Units (SU) divided into three commercial orchards of Novo Milênio guava with a total area of 14 ha. Traps were interspersed between the rows of plants, systematically in the orchards, hung and baited with 5% hydrolyzed corn protein with weekly collections. We caught 8,170 Anastrepha spp. in 840 SU. The mean infestation index was compared to the three types of distribution: random, uniform, aggregate, and fit by the theoretical frequency distributions of Poisson, negative binomial and positive binomial. The populations of Anastrepha presented aggregate distribution according to the mean variance method (I), tested by distance from randomness. The economic damage risk potential of Anastrepha spp. was associated with the aggregate distribution behavior. The most appropriate moment for the use of control techniques is when reaching 20 flies by the negative binomial. On the other hand, number of fruit fly adults per trap per day (FTD), underestimates population index, which will allow population growth, leading to risk of crop production loss.