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Production and application of entomoparasites for the biological control of agricultural pests in the Azores.

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dc.contributor.authorTavares, João
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Virgílio
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-03T15:31:29Z
dc.date.available2011-10-03T15:31:29Z
dc.date.issued1995-09-23
dc.description1st International Symposium on Biological Control in European Islands, Centro de Luta Biológica do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada (Açores), September 23 to 29, 1995.por
dc.description.abstractMythimna unipuncta (Haworth) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) and Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) are considered as the worst agricultural insect pests in the Azores. The noctuid parasites various crops, specially forage gramineae, in all the islands of the archipelago, mainly during summer months, causing a yeld loss of 8%, that is about one billion escudos per year. The beetle, which is considered as a quarantine pest in Terceira Island, affects several crops in the adult stage (i. e., corn, vine, ornamental plants, forage crops), and was inefficiently controled using chemical aerial sprays. Utilization of chemical control by farmers is increasing. In Sao Miguel Island, in 1990, costs associated with the application of two pesticides for M. unipuncta control reached more than 9 million escudos. However, chemical control is not a permanent solution, it increases the costs supported by the farmers, and may aggravate environmental problems, namely the destruction of beneficial insects.por
dc.identifier.citationTavares, J., L. Oliveira, V. Vieira, P. Garcia & A. Simões (1995). Production and application of entomoparasites for the biological control of agricultural pests in the Azores. In "Programme, Abstracts and Participants, 1st International Symposium on Biological Control in European Islands, Centro de Luta Biológica do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade dos Açores”, Ponta Delgada, September 23 to 29, 1995,, p. 38.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1222
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherUniversidade dos Açorespor
dc.subjectAzores Archipelpor
dc.subjectBeneficial Insectspor
dc.subjectInsect Pestspor
dc.subjectForage Gramineaepor
dc.subjectMythimna unipunctapor
dc.subjectPopillia japonicapor
dc.titleProduction and application of entomoparasites for the biological control of agricultural pests in the Azores.por
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceCentro de Luta Biológica do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgadapor
oaire.citation.title1st International Symposium on Biological Control in European Islandspor
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpor

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