ASPECTS OF Anthistarcha binocularis MEYRICK BIOLOGY ON CASHEW INFLORESCENCE

Authors

  • Ervino Bleicher
  • Quelzia Silva Melo
  • Maria do Socorro Cavalcante Souza
  • Antônia R. de Abreu Sobral

Keywords:

Insecta, Anacardium occidentale, shoot borer, biology

Abstract

The biology of the cashew shoot borer, Anthistarcha inocularis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), was studied in lant inflorescences using two methods. In the first method nflorescence sections were used and changed every three days. n the second, the whole inflorescence was used up to the beginning f the drying process. Afterwards, the first method was used. or the first method, results showed periods of 33.7, 10.7, and .5 days for larva, pupa and adult stages, respectively. For the econd method, periods of 35.5, 14.0, and 6.3 days for larva, upa, and adult stages were observed, respectively. Besides, it hould be considered that the use of inflorescence sections was he most appropriated rearing method, because it also presented he lowest standard deviation and coefficient of variation.

KEY-WORDS: Insecta; Anacardium occidentale; shoot borer; biology.

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Author Biography

Ervino Bleicher

Departamento de Fitotecnia, Curso de Agronomia. Universidade Federal do Ceará. Av. Mister Hull, 2.977. Campus do Pici.
CEP 60356-001 Fortaleza, CE. E-mail: ervino@ufc.br

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Published

2007-10-16

How to Cite

BLEICHER, E.; MELO, Q. S.; SOUZA, M. do S. C.; SOBRAL, A. R. de A. ASPECTS OF Anthistarcha binocularis MEYRICK BIOLOGY ON CASHEW INFLORESCENCE. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 37, n. 1, p. 57–59, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/1870. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

Issue

v. 37, n. 1, Jan./Mar. 2007

Section

Scientific Note

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