Effectiveness of Kaolin Clay Particle Film in Managing Helopeltis collaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), a Major Pest of Cacao in the Philippines

Divina M. Amalin; Lani Averion; Dennis Bihis; Jesusa C. Legaspi; Edward F. David

doi:10.1653/024.098.0156

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1 March 2015 Effectiveness of Kaolin Clay Particle Film in Managing Helopeltis collaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), a Major Pest of Cacao in the Philippines

Divina M. Amalin, Lani Averion, Dennis Bihis, Jesusa C. Legaspi, Edward F. David

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Florida Entomologist, 98(1):354-355 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0156

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The use of particle film technology has not been documented previously to protect cacao (Theobroma cacao L.; Malvales: Malvaceae) against insect feeding. Laboratory assessment of the use of local kaolin against the cacao mirid bug, Helopeltis collaris Stal (Hemiptera: Miridae), revealed a highly positive and statistically significant repellence of this insect pest on kaolin-treated cacao pods. This result warrants follow up field studies to evaluate further the potential of kaolin clay to control cacao pests in the Philippines.

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Divina M. Amalin, Lani Averion, Dennis Bihis, Jesusa C. Legaspi, and Edward F. David "Effectiveness of Kaolin Clay Particle Film in Managing Helopeltis collaris (Hemiptera: Miridae), a Major Pest of Cacao in the Philippines," Florida Entomologist 98(1), 354-355, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0156

Published: 1 March 2015

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