The insects of the order Lepidoptera are the main pests affecting the crop of corn and can cause up to 34% reductions in production. The control of these pests is achieved primarily through the use of chemical insecticides, a system that brings negative effects to man, animals and environment. The use of biological control in pest management has emerged as an alternative to minimize these effects of the application of synthetic chemical insecticides, preserving the natural environment and the

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012

In the matter of control of HLB, the subject of study by several research groups has been the use of biological agents: predators, parasitoids or pathogenic microorganisms that are capable of decreasing the population densities of Diaphorina citri not only in areas where HLB is already established, but also in undersized areas where the high psyllid populations have not yet been subjected to such intensive spraying of pesticides. This project has contributed to the prospecting and characterizati

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019