Manejo integrado de Dione juno (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae) en el cultivo de Passiflora edulis

The cultivation of passion fruit P. edulis in Ecuador is increasing. Its local and international demand and current prices motivate the planting of this fruit. Like all agricultural species, it attracts countless arthropods that feed on it. Several groups of insects are reported attacking it, sucking insects, defoliators among others. The most important defoliating insect for passion fruit cultivation is recorded as D. juno. This insect, by causing defoliation in the plant, causes a loss of production of close to 50%. The objective of this work is to describe the damage and determine the integrated management techniques used against the defoliating worm D. juno in the passion fruit crop. Thanks to its chewing mouthparts, it feeds on leaves, flowers, fruits, stems, and roots. Management methods reported for D. juno are natural biological control, inoculative biological control, manual control, and chemical control. This last control is the most used by the farmer without taking adverse factors into account. It is concluded that D. juno is an important pest insect in passion fruit cultivation. It is important to investigate other control methods for the passion fruit defoliator worm D. juno, which do not affect the environment and pollinators.

• Tác giả chính: Aguirre Masaquiza, Alexander Vicente (author)
• Định dạng: bachelorThesis
• Được phát hành: 2023
• Những chủ đề: Defoliador de la maracuyá; Manejo integrado de plagas; Polinizadores
• Truy cập trực tuyến: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/13808