Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica

In experimental plots at the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Toona ciliata var australis (Australian Cedar) and Khaya ivorensis (Nigerian Mahogany) are not attacked by the Meliaceae borer (Hypsipyla grandella), whereas native Meliaceae such as Cedar (Cedrela...

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Autor principal: Grijpma, Pieter
Formato: Artículo
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Publicado: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13240
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description In experimental plots at the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Toona ciliata var australis (Australian Cedar) and Khaya ivorensis (Nigerian Mahogany) are not attacked by the Meliaceae borer (Hypsipyla grandella), whereas native Meliaceae such as Cedar (Cedrela spp.) and Mahogany (Swietenia spp.) are heavily attacked. In many tropical countries on other continents, these Latin American Meliaceae are not attacked or are less attacked by native Hypsipylas, although some countries report serious attacks. The author assumes that volatile essential oils in the shoots and leaves, which would be different for various but probably not all Meliaceae, attract the Hypsipyla spp. butterfly to the host trees. A specialization of the Hypsipyla butterfly on certain essential oils of the native Meliaceae led to the immunity of exotic Meliaceae that did not have these essential oils as main components. Some research projects related to the hypothesis of olfactory orientation of the Hypsipyla butterfly to its host tree are proposed. In view of its rapid growth, its valuable wood, and the absence of attacks by Hypsipyla grandella, the species Toona ciliata var. australis appears to be very promising for forest plantations in Latin America.
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spelling RepoCATIE132402025-07-11T22:15:02Z Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica Grijpma, Pieter Toona||Toona||Toona||Toona Celtis australis||Celtis australis||Celtis australis||Celtis australis Khaya||Khaya||Khaya||Khaya Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus Costa Rica||Costa Rica||Costa Rica||Costa Rica Sede Central ODS 3 - Salud y bienestar In experimental plots at the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Toona ciliata var australis (Australian Cedar) and Khaya ivorensis (Nigerian Mahogany) are not attacked by the Meliaceae borer (Hypsipyla grandella), whereas native Meliaceae such as Cedar (Cedrela spp.) and Mahogany (Swietenia spp.) are heavily attacked. In many tropical countries on other continents, these Latin American Meliaceae are not attacked or are less attacked by native Hypsipylas, although some countries report serious attacks. The author assumes that volatile essential oils in the shoots and leaves, which would be different for various but probably not all Meliaceae, attract the Hypsipyla spp. butterfly to the host trees. A specialization of the Hypsipyla butterfly on certain essential oils of the native Meliaceae led to the immunity of exotic Meliaceae that did not have these essential oils as main components. Some research projects related to the hypothesis of olfactory orientation of the Hypsipyla butterfly to its host tree are proposed. In view of its rapid growth, its valuable wood, and the absence of attacks by Hypsipyla grandella, the species Toona ciliata var. australis appears to be very promising for forest plantations in Latin America. 2025-07-10T19:03:28Z 2025-07-10T19:03:28Z 1970-01-01 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13240 openAccess en Turrialba Vol. 20, no. 1 9 application/pdf Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
spellingShingle Toona||Toona||Toona||Toona
Celtis australis||Celtis australis||Celtis australis||Celtis australis
Khaya||Khaya||Khaya||Khaya
Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella
Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus
Costa Rica||Costa Rica||Costa Rica||Costa Rica
Sede Central
ODS 3 - Salud y bienestar
Grijpma, Pieter
Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica
title Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica
title_full Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica
title_fullStr Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica
title_short Immunity of Toona ciliata M. Roem. var. australis (F.v.M.) C.DC and Khaya invorensis A. Chev. to attacks of Hypsipyla grandella Zeller in Turrialba, Costa Rica
title_sort immunity of toona ciliata m roem var australis f v m c dc and khaya invorensis a chev to attacks of hypsipyla grandella zeller in turrialba costa rica
topic Toona||Toona||Toona||Toona
Celtis australis||Celtis australis||Celtis australis||Celtis australis
Khaya||Khaya||Khaya||Khaya
Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella
Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus
Costa Rica||Costa Rica||Costa Rica||Costa Rica
Sede Central
ODS 3 - Salud y bienestar
url https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13240
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