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Acrotomopus atropunctellus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) preference for large sugarcane shoots mitigates damage to sugarcane crop

The sugarcane weevil, Acrotomopus atropunctellus (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an increasingly important sugarcane pest in Argentina. Its emergence period overlaps with early stages of sugarcane phenology. This research assessed the preference of A. atropunctellus for shoot size and t...

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Main Authors: Perez, Maria Lucia del Pilar, Isas, Marcos Gerardo, Salvatore, Analia Ruth, García, José María, Trumper, Eduardo Victor
Format: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: BioOne 2019
Subjects:
Caña de Azúcar
Plagas de Plantas
Brotes
Curculionidae
Fecha de Recolección
Gestión de Lucha Integrada
Sugarcane
Pests of Plants
Shoots
Harvesting Date
Integrated Pest Management
Acrotomopus Atropunctellus
Weevil
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4615
http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/90807/100963
Summary:The sugarcane weevil, Acrotomopus atropunctellus (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an increasingly important sugarcane pest in Argentina. Its emergence period overlaps with early stages of sugarcane phenology. This research assessed the preference of A. atropunctellus for shoot size and the effect of damage on shoot survival. Acrotomopus atropunctellus preferred to feed on large- and mediumsized shoots, regardless of sex. However, older plants were resistant to injury. Also, the number of punctures produced by females was 1.6 times greater than that produced by males. Avoiding late planting or harvest dates could be a useful tactic for mitigating A. atropunctellus incidence in sugarcane crops.

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