NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE FALL ARMYWORM SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA (LEPIDOPTERA NOCTUIDAE) IN COAHUILA MEXICO

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) is the main insect pest of corn and other crops in Latin America (Hernández-Mendoza et al. 2008). The larvae cause severe damage in all phenological stages of the plant (Villa-Castoreña & Catalan-Valencia 2004). Control has been with s...

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Autores: 172082, 172083, CAMBERO CAMPOS, OCTAVIO JHONATHAN, RIOS VELASCO, CLAUDIO, GALLEGOS MORALES, GABRIEL, CERNA CHAVEZ, ERNES, DEL RINCON CASTRO, MA. CRISTINA, VALENZUELA GARCIA, RITA
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional Aramara de la UAN
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.uan.mx:123456789/2195
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1653/024.094.0349
http://dspace.uan.mx:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2195
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parasitism
Insect larvae
Parasitoids
Natural enemies
Armyworms
Corn
BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA [2]
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Sumario:The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) is the main insect pest of corn and other crops in Latin America (Hernández-Mendoza et al. 2008). The larvae cause severe damage in all phenological stages of the plant (Villa-Castoreña & Catalan-Valencia 2004). Control has been with synthetic pesticides; however, this method is inefficient and causes chronic poisoning to growers in México due to incorrect use (Tinoco & Halperin 1998). This has led to the search of other options to manage S. frugiperda including use of natural enemies. Twenty two species of natural enemies have been reported in various parts of México (Molina-Ochoa et al. 2004). Our objectives were to identify the natural enemies of the FAW and the level of parasitism in the area of Buenavista, Coahuila, México.