The effect of height and distribution pattern of traps on the capture of Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) on blue agave (Asparagales: Asparagaceae) in commercial plantations was studied. Results showed that the trap height and the distribution pattern did not have an effect on the number of captured weevils per trap. In contrast, the inter-trap distance had an effect on the number of captured weevils per trap. For monitoring this weevil in blue agave commercial plantations, we recommend to use the pheromone and agave tissue-baited traps placed at ground level, at 200 m distance between traps, and distributed in a square distribution pattern.
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Effect of the Height and Distribution Pattern of Pheromone-Baited Traps on the Capture of Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) on Blue Agave (Asparagales: Asparagaceae)
Pedro Figueroa-Castro,
Héctor González-Hernández,
José Luis Carrillo-Sánchez,
Juan Fernando Solís-Aguilar,
José Ignacio del Real-Laborde,
Julio C. Rojas
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 99 • No. 2
June 2016
Vol. 99 • No. 2
June 2016
agave weevil
monitoreo
monitoring
picudo del agave
placement of traps
trampeo
trapping