Control of Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stl) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) with entomopathogenic fungus and insecticides using two sampling methods on sugarcane fields

Samir Oliviera Kassab; Elisangela de Souza Loureiro; Camila Rossoni; Fagundes Pereira; Thiago Alexandre Mota; Rogerio Hidalgo Barbosa; Daniele Perassa Costa

doi:10.5897/AJAR2013.8241

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
Published Articles: 6839

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Control of Mahanarva fimbriolata (StÃ¥l) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) with entomopathogenic fungus and insecticides using two sampling methods on sugarcane fields

Samir Oliviera Kassab

Samir Oliviera Kassab
Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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Elisangela de Souza Loureiro

Elisangela de Souza Loureiro
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Camila Rossoni

Camila Rossoni
Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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Fagundes Pereira

Fagundes Pereira
Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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Thiago Alexandre Mota

Thiago Alexandre Mota
Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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Rogerio Hidalgo Barbosa

Rogerio Hidalgo Barbosa
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Daniele Perassa Costa

Daniele Perassa Costa
Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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Article Number - F7E9E0D50648
Vol.10(8), pp. 803-810 , February 2015
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2013.8241

Received: 17 November 2013
Accepted: 09 February 2015
Published: 19 February 2015

Abstract

The sampling of M. fimbriolata aims to estimate the population level and optimum timing for spittlebug control in the sugarcane fields. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the cost and efficiency of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) and insecticides utilized in M. fimbriolata control using two sampling techniques. The experiments were performed between November 2012 and April 2013, in a sugarcane field. In each experiment, apart from the control, treatments included Thiamethoxan (250 g ha^-1), Imidacloprid (700 g ha^-1), PL 43 (M. anisopliae - 2.0×10¹² con mL^-1), ESALQ E9 (M. anisopliae -2.1×10¹² con mL^-1) and IBCB 425 (M. anisopliae - 1.4×10¹² con mL^-1). In the first experiment, the M. fimbriolata nymphs and adults were monitored, while on the other experiment, the nymphs sampled were the small, medium, large, and the adults of M. fimbriolata with objective was to identify the timing of the application of treatments. In general, by monitoring the small, medium and large nymphs and the adult spittlebugs, the timing of the application was optimized, which increased the efficiency of M. fimbriolata control.