Abstract
A field scale vacuum insect collector designed for the control of the Colorado Potato Beetle,Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) was tested on potatoes in 1990. The vacuum collector was more effective against adults and small larvae than against large larvae. Results suggested that a large proportion of potato aphids can also be removed from plants. The spread of plant diseases PSTVd and PVX, readily transmitted by contact, was not increased by the repeated use of the vacuum collector.
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Un colector al vacío de insectos, para el campo, diseñado para el control del escarabajo de la papa de Colorado,Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), fue probado en plantas de papa en 1990. El colector al vacío resultó más efectivo para adultos y larvas pequeñas que para larvas grandes. Los resultados indicaron que también se puede eliminar una gran proportión de áfidos de las plantas de papa. La diseminación de enfermedades producidas por PSTVd y PVX, fácilmente transmisibles por contacto, no se incrementó con el uso constante del colector al vacío de insectos.
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Boiteau, G., Misener, G.C., Singh, R.P. et al. Evaluation of a vacuum collector for insect pest control in potato. American Potato Journal 69, 157–166 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856547
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