Silva, P. G. and Vieira, M. C. S. and Vieira, E. C. S. and Silva, I. F. and Ávila, C. J. (2021) Vertical Distribution of Euschistus heros in the Leaf Canopy of Soybean Plants. Journal of Agricultural Science, 13 (4). p. 147. ISSN 1916-9752
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Abstract
The occurrence of phytophagous stink bugs in soybeans can result in production losses, if this pest is not properly controlled. Our objective was to study the vertical distribution (intra-plant) of nymphs and adults of Euschistus heros (Fabricius, 1798) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the leaf canopy of soybean plants, during the day. For this, fourteen soybean plants located in one meter of row were evaluated in the field, every three hours between 5 am and 8 pm. The sampled plants were divided into three strata (upper, middle, and lower), where nymphs and adults observed were counted in each stratum and sampling period. The treatments consisted of the three strata of the soybean plants and the different sampling points performed at each time of the day represented the repetitions. An irregular distribution of E. heros nymphs and adults was observed in the three studied strata of soybean plants, during the day. At 11 am and 2 pm, when the ambient temperature and solar radiation were highest, both the E. heros adults and the nymphs positioned preferentially on the upper stratum of the soybean plants and later migrated to the middle and lower strata when the temperature and solar radiation decreased. This information about the distribution pattern of E. heros in the soybean leaf canopy, during the day, provides knowledge for more effective monitoring and control of this pest in soybean crop.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open Research Librarians > Agricultural and Food Science |
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Date Deposited: | 06 May 2023 09:54 |
Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2023 08:25 |
URI: | http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/875 |