Monitoramento e identificação de insetos no pomar de pessegueiros da UFFS - Cerro Largo

Abstract

The peach crop has great economic importance for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, being a source of income for producers in several regions of the state, so it was necessary to conduct a study on the main peach pests occurring in the municipality of Cerro Broad, because when not properly controlled can limit production in its entirety. The experiment was carried out in the experimental orchard of the Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Cerro Largo campus, which is managed with ecological bases, from November 2018 to October 2019, in the peach crop in which four cultivars are implanted (BRS Regalo, BRS Kampai, Chimarrita and Eldorado), McPhail and Delta traps were used for pest capture, inspection and maintenance were performed weekly and according to the manufacturers instructions. The meteorological data (average temperature, monthly precipitation and relative humidity) for the location were also considered. The main pests found in the experimental orchard were the South American fruit fly that correlated with temperature, the eastern moth, the white mealybug among other insect species that were caught. For the ecological system, the work presented results of monitoring and identification of the main pests that cause injury to peach production. Thus assisting in future implantation of peach orchards in the municipality of Cerro Largo / RS and emphasizes the importance of pest monitoring to perform the control at the right time.