First Records of Entomopathogenic Diseases in the Paraguay Tea Agroecosystem in Argentina | Zendy

Daniel Ricardo Sosa–Gómez | Zendy; Elliot Watanabe Kitajima | Zendy; Marcelo E. Rolon | Zendy

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First Records of Entomopathogenic Diseases in the Paraguay Tea Agroecosystem in Argentina

Author(s) -

Daniel Ricardo Sosa–Gómez,

Elliot Watanabe Kitajima,

Marcelo E. Rolon

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

florida entomologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1938-5102

pISSN - 0015-4040

DOI - 10.2307/3496109

Subject(s) - biology , agroecosystem , type (biology) , state (computer science) , botany , ecology , agriculture , algorithm , computer science

The northeastern region of Argentina leads that country in the production of Paraguay tea ( Ilex paraguariensis Saint Hilarie) with 170 metric tons per year. The most important pests of tea in this region are: a psyllid Metaphalara spegazziniana (Lizer)(Homoptera: Psyllidae), the “paraguay tea hornworm” Pengonia lusca ilus Bsd. (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), and the gall bud mite Dichopelnus notus Keifer (Acarina: Eriophyid)]. M. spegazziniana is usually controlled by foliar sprays with dimethoate

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