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Neotrop Entomol

Title:		"Evaluation of the Boll Weevil Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) suppression program in the state of Goias, Brazil"
Author(s):		de Lima IS; Degrande PE; Miranda JE; dos Santos WJ;
Address:		"Fac de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, MS, Brasil. izidrojunior@gmail.com"
Journal Title:		Neotrop Entomol
Year:		2013
Volume:		20120913
Issue:		1
Page Number:		82 - 88
DOI:		10.1007/s13744-012-0083-3
ISSN/ISBN:		1678-8052 (Electronic) 1519-566X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The boll weevil Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the most important cotton pest in Brazil. A large-scale field-testing of a Boll Weevil Suppression Program (BWSP) was implemented to assess its technical and operational feasibility for boll weevil suppression in the state of Goias, Brazil. The pilot plan focused on 3,608 ha of cotton during the 2006/2007 and 6,011 ha in the 2007/2008 growing seasons; the areas were divided into four inner zones with an outer buffer zone. We analyzed data on boll weevil captures using pheromone traps installed in the BWSP fields, on the detection of the first insect and the first damaged floral bud, greatest damage, and number of insecticide applications. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate the differences between presuppression and suppression years. Fourteen pheromone-baited trapping evaluations were used to compare the weevil populations from 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 growing seasons. The BWSP regime reduced in-season boll weevil captures from 15- to 500-fold compared to presuppression levels in the preceding year. The low capture rates were related to delays in infestation and damage by weevils. The smaller population size measured by trapping and field monitoring reduced the number of required insecticide treatments. The BWSP strategy was efficient in suppressing populations of this pest and is a viable program for cotton production in subtropical and tropical regions, with long-term economic and environmental benefits"
Keywords:		Animals Brazil *Insect Control Program Evaluation *Weevils;
Notes:		"Medlinede Lima, I S Jr Degrande, P E Miranda, J E dos Santos, W J eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2013/08/21 Neotrop Entomol. 2013 Feb; 42(1):82-8. doi: 10.1007/s13744-012-0083-3. Epub 2012 Sep 13"