植物病理学および微生物学ジャーナル

概要

Use of Cotesia for the Control of Sugarcane Drill

Tulio Da Silva Miguel, Gabriel Suman Da Silva, Graziele De Carvalho Silva, Uderlei Doniseti Silveira Covizzi and Idiberto José Zotarelli Filho

Sugarcane plays an important role for Brazil’s economy. However, crop infestation such as the common bed borer is still a major challenge for companies and farmers. Previous studies have shown that Cotesia, a living product, may be effective in combating sugarcane borer. In order to verify the relevance of the use of Cotesia in control of sugarcane borer, the method on infestation prevention, high quality sugarcane preservation and harvesting was optimized in this study. This study confirmed that biological control is effective than that of chemical control but with great viability.