The bronze bug (Thaumastocoris peregrinus) is a sap-sucking insect that was introduced inBrazil in 2008, and causes significant losses in eucalyptus plantations. This pest can bebiologically controlled by releasing the parasitoid Cleruchoides noackae, which is native toAustralia and was introduced in Brazil in 2012. Although this parasitoid is being established inmany places, bronze bug outbreaks continue to be variable and severe. This project is intendedto minimize this situation by boosting t

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019

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

This project aims to increase the adoption of fruit fly management practices for agricultural communities in Uganda, a country on the African continent. The proposal came about due to the observance of damage and economic losses in orchards in Uganda, caused by fruit flies, especially Bactrocera dorsalis, which stems from the low use of efficient management techniques. Although the infestation is lower in farmers' orchards that use management techniques such as toxic baits, methyl euge

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2016

Among the many plagues which attack worldwide fruit culture, the fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) stand out for being present in all continents, and in practically all types of environment, being thus great hinderers of worldwide fruit production. In the Amazonian region, 5 species are already known in Acre, 28 in Amazonas, 22 in Amapá. 20 in Pará, 5 in Rondônia, 13 in Roraima and 16 in Tocantins, belonging to the genera Anastrepha, Bactrocera and Ceratitis./nThe state of Pará presents great d ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010