Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.

Continuing the series of studies on Hypsipyla grandella Zelles (Cf. Turrialba 20(1):233-247. 1970), the main pest that hinders the establishment of native Meliaceae in the American Tropics, a study was conducted to evaluate a group of twenty-eight systemic insecticides in the control of H. grandella...

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Main Authors: Allan, G.G., Gara, R.I., Wilkins, R.M.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA) 2025
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Online Access:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13369
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Wilkins, R.M.
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description Continuing the series of studies on Hypsipyla grandella Zelles (Cf. Turrialba 20(1):233-247. 1970), the main pest that hinders the establishment of native Meliaceae in the American Tropics, a study was conducted to evaluate a group of twenty-eight systemic insecticides in the control of H. grandella larvae attacking Cedrela odorata plants. The experiments were carried out in a greenhouse of the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica, in two successive stages: first, the characteristic uptake curves of each insecticide in the plant were determined by sampling leaves collected at different times after application of the insecticide to the soil of the plants. The relative toxic levels in the leaves of the plants were then determined by means of standardized bioassay techniques. In the next stage, C. odorata plants treated with equal doses of these systemic agents (75 mg) were exposed to attack by H. grandella larvae (first instar) at the time when toxicant accumulation was at its maximum. The plants were exposed to attack by attaching H. grandella eggs to the leaves as they were about to hatch. The effect of the systemic agents was evaluated 7 days after the eggs attached to the plants, using a "damage factor" based on plant condition and larval mortality Of the 28 systemics tested, five: carbofuran, methomyl, phosphamidon, monocrotophos, and Isolan, gave complete protection. Plants treated with Monitor, nichlorofon, dimethoate, and dicrotophos were damaged, but no larvae survived after 7 days. The other systemics did not give completely satisfactory results. Methomyl and carbofuran were the only systemics that still gave complete protection against attack 23 days after application.
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spelling RepoCATIE133692025-07-24T23:05:33Z Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L. Allan, G.G. Gara, R.I. Wilkins, R.M. Cedrela||Cedrela||Cedrela||Cedrela Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella Insecto dañino||pest insects||insecto nocivo||insecte nuisible Control de insectos||insect control||combate aos insectos||lutte anti-insecte Insecticida||insecticides||insecticida||insecticide Acción sistemática||systemic action||acção sistémica||action systémique Evaluación||assessment||avaliação||évaluation Sede Central Continuing the series of studies on Hypsipyla grandella Zelles (Cf. Turrialba 20(1):233-247. 1970), the main pest that hinders the establishment of native Meliaceae in the American Tropics, a study was conducted to evaluate a group of twenty-eight systemic insecticides in the control of H. grandella larvae attacking Cedrela odorata plants. The experiments were carried out in a greenhouse of the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Rica, in two successive stages: first, the characteristic uptake curves of each insecticide in the plant were determined by sampling leaves collected at different times after application of the insecticide to the soil of the plants. The relative toxic levels in the leaves of the plants were then determined by means of standardized bioassay techniques. In the next stage, C. odorata plants treated with equal doses of these systemic agents (75 mg) were exposed to attack by H. grandella larvae (first instar) at the time when toxicant accumulation was at its maximum. The plants were exposed to attack by attaching H. grandella eggs to the leaves as they were about to hatch. The effect of the systemic agents was evaluated 7 days after the eggs attached to the plants, using a "damage factor" based on plant condition and larval mortality Of the 28 systemics tested, five: carbofuran, methomyl, phosphamidon, monocrotophos, and Isolan, gave complete protection. Plants treated with Monitor, nichlorofon, dimethoate, and dicrotophos were damaged, but no larvae survived after 7 days. The other systemics did not give completely satisfactory results. Methomyl and carbofuran were the only systemics that still gave complete protection against attack 23 days after application. 2025-07-23T16:17:31Z 2025-07-23T16:17:31Z 1970-10-01 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13369 openAccess en Turrialba Vol. 20, no. 4 10 application/pdf Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas (IICA)
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Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata
Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus
Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella
Insecto dañino||pest insects||insecto nocivo||insecte nuisible
Control de insectos||insect control||combate aos insectos||lutte anti-insecte
Insecticida||insecticides||insecticida||insecticide
Acción sistemática||systemic action||acção sistémica||action systémique
Evaluación||assessment||avaliação||évaluation
Sede Central
Allan, G.G.
Gara, R.I.
Wilkins, R.M.
Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.
title Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.
title_full Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.
title_fullStr Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.
title_full_unstemmed Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.
title_short Studies on the shootborer Hypsipyla grandella Zeller. III. The evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in Cedrela odorata L.
title_sort studies on the shootborer hypsipyla grandella zeller iii the evaluation of some systemic insecticides for the control of larvae in cedrela odorata l
topic Cedrela||Cedrela||Cedrela||Cedrela
Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata||Cedrela odorata
Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus||Cedrus
Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella||Hypsipyla grandella
Insecto dañino||pest insects||insecto nocivo||insecte nuisible
Control de insectos||insect control||combate aos insectos||lutte anti-insecte
Insecticida||insecticides||insecticida||insecticide
Acción sistemática||systemic action||acção sistémica||action systémique
Evaluación||assessment||avaliação||évaluation
Sede Central
url https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/13369
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