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1 September 2014 Toxicity of Vegetable Powders on Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) Larvae
Ma. Elena Valdés-Estrada, Lucila Aldana-Llanos, María C. Hernández-Reyes, Mirna Gutiérrez-Ochoa, Rodolfo Figueroa-Brito
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Abstract

Mortality and growth inhibition effect of Trichiliahavanensis, Annona cherimola, and Carica papaya seed powders were evaluated on Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyll. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Seeds of T. havanensis and C. papayaat 15% were very toxic to S. acupunctatus, causing 100 and 90% larval mortality. Seed powder of A. cherimola killed 63% of the weevils. All powders inhibited the weight of the insect. Annona cherimola was the most effective, decreasing the weight of larvae, pupae, and adults 98.5, 40.6, and 45.0%. These results show that T. havanensis, C. papaya, and A. cherimola seed powders have the potential to control the S. acupunctatus weevil.

Ma. Elena Valdés-Estrada, Lucila Aldana-Llanos, María C. Hernández-Reyes, Mirna Gutiérrez-Ochoa, and Rodolfo Figueroa-Brito "Toxicity of Vegetable Powders on Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) Larvae," Southwestern Entomologist 39(3), 595-599, (1 September 2014). https://doi.org/10.3958/059.039.0318
Published: 1 September 2014
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