Effect of Application Frequency of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Hirsutellathompsonii (Fisher) on Damage Levels of Coconut Mite Aceriaguerreronis (Keifer)
Keywords:
Aceriaguerreronis, biological control, coconut mite, interval of application, Hirsutellathompsonii
Abstract
The effect of application interval of H. thompsonii (Fisher) on damage caused by the coconut mite, Aceriaguerreronis (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae) in two coconut plantations in Sri Lanka was evaluated. In each plantation, coconut palms infested by coconut mite were treated with H. thompsonii isolate IMI 391722 at 2- and 3-monthly intervals and the fruits with H. thompsonii-infected coconut mite cadavers and percentage of harvested fruits in different damage categories were assessed. Infected coconut mite cadavers were found on up to 60% of the fruits treated with the fungus in both plantations at treatment frequencies. The effect of the treatments was site-specific. The treatments reduced the percentage of damaged-small size harvested fruits to half that of the untreated control in both plantations irrespective of the frequency of treatment. At one plantation, the percentages of undamaged fruits and fruits with discontinued damage were nearly doubled to that of untreated fruits.
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Mariau, D. and Julia, J.F. 1970. L’acriose à Aceriaguerreronis (Keifer), ravageur du cocotier. Oléagineux 28: 133-135.
Sathiamma, B., Nair, C.P.R. and Koshy, P.K. 1998.Outbreak of a nut infesting eriophyid mite Eriophyesguerreronis (K.) in coconut plantations in India. Indian Cocon. J. 29: 1-3.
Sreerama Kumar, P. 2002. Development of a biopesticide for the coconut mite in India. In: Proceedings of the British Crop Protection Conference: Pests and Diseases, 18-21 November 2002, Brighton, UK, pp. 335-340.
Sreerama Kumar, P. 2010. Hirsutellathompsonii as a mycoacaricide for Aceriaguerreronis on coconut in India: research, development and other aspects. In: Maurice W. Sabelis, Jan Bruin (Eds.) Trends in Acarology-Proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Springer 2010, 650pp.
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Suarez, G., Orduñez, A.E. and Almaguel, L. 1989. Efecto del saneamiento y del hongo bioreulador Hirsutellathompsonii sobre el ácaro del cocotero Eriophyesguerreronis. Informe final Etapa de Investigaciones. Lab Prov San Vegetal Guántanamo, pp. 8-10.
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Published
2011-10-01
How to Cite
Fernando, L. C. P., Hapuarachchi, D. C. L., & Waidyarathne, K. P. (2011). Effect of Application Frequency of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Hirsutellathompsonii (Fisher) on Damage Levels of Coconut Mite Aceriaguerreronis (Keifer). CORD, 27(2), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v27i2.115
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