The effect of predators on the abundance of the macadamia nutborer (Ecdytolopha torticornis)

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dc.creatorAllan D. Watt
dc.creatorDerek Cosens
dc.creatorHelga Blanco-Metzler
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:46:40Z
dc.descriptionPredators play a fundamental role inintegrated pest management programmes, yet are often underutilized because of a lack of information about their effect on pest populations.In this study, the mortality of larvae and pupae of Ecdytolopha torticornis in a macadamiaorchard in Costa Rica, caused by predators, wasquantified during the period between nut fall andharvest. Predation was found to significantlyreduce the abundance of nutborer larvae, and thefire ant Solenopsis geminata F. was consideredto be the most important predator.
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dc.identifier0377-9424
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=43631104
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/422619
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Rica
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=436
dc.rightsAgronomía Costarricense
dc.sourceAgronomía Costarricense (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.31
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleThe effect of predators on the abundance of the macadamia nutborer (Ecdytolopha torticornis)
dc.typeartículo científico

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