Comparison of biological and conventional insecticide treatments for the management of the pineapple fruit borer, Strymon megarus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Costa Rica |
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Authors: | Diego J. Incl n, Felipe J. Bermú dez, Edgar Alvarado, Mike Ellis, Roger N. Williams,Nuris Acosta |
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Affiliation: | aEARTH University, P.O. Box 4442-1000, San José, Costa Rica;bThe Ohio State University, OARDC, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691, United States |
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Abstract: | Carbaryl is currently one of the most commonly used insecticides for the control of the pineapple fruit borer, Strymon megarus (Godart), in commercial pineapple production. To evaluate more sustainable biological alternatives to conventional insecticides, three microbial and one botanical insecticide were studied. Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and a plant extract from Quassia amara were compared with carbaryl in replicated field trials in Costa Rica during 2005 and 2006. In both years of testing, the untreated control received over 50% fruit damage from S. megarus. Bt and carbaryl provided the highest level of control and the lowest level of fruit damage compared to all other treatments. Based on the results of this study, Bt appears to be an acceptable biological alternative to the conventional insecticide (carbaryl) for control of S. megarus on pineapple. In addition, Bt was the least expensive treatment used in this study. |
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Keywords: | Pineapple Thecla Fruit borer Strymon megarus Natural insecticides Carbaryl Economics |
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