ASSESSMENT OF THE SUPPRESSION METHOD OF THE POPULATION OF HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA Hbn. IN SOYA CROPS BY THE CONSECUTIVE USE OF DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

  • TUDOR NASTAS
    nstitute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Chisinau, R. Moldova
  • VALERIA CHEPTINARI
    nstitute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Chisinau, R. Moldova
  • LIDIA GAVRILITA
    nstitute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Chisinau, R. Moldova
  • NATALIA BRADOVSCAIA
    nstitute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Chisinau, R. Moldova
  • ELIZAVETA JELEZNEAC
    nstitute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Chisinau, R. Moldova

Abstract

It was proven that, due to the consecutive use of the mass capturing method (12 pheromonal traps per hectare), about 1521 males of the insect Heliothis armigera have been removed – as a result, about 40% females remained unfertilized. Consequently, due to the 4 launchings of the entomophage Trichogramma evanescens 50% of the insect eggs laid on the soy plants have been infested on an average. Then, after making 7 launchings of the entomophage Bracon hebetor about 52% of the larvae of this insect have been infested. One by one, the result of using biologic agents allowed decreasing soy plant infestation up to 3% compared to 44% of infested plants in the reference variant.

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Heliothis armigera male trapping Trichogramma evanescens Bracon hebetor eggs larvae soy