STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF ENDOSULFAN ON THE POPULATION-DYNAMICS OF THE PARASITIC ENTOMOFAUNA OF THE COFFEE BERRY BORER HYPOTHENEMUS-HAMPEI (FERR) (COLEOPTERA, SCOLYTIDAE)

Authors
BRUN LA MUR C CAPLONG P DECAZY B
Citation
La. Brun et al., STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF ENDOSULFAN ON THE POPULATION-DYNAMICS OF THE PARASITIC ENTOMOFAUNA OF THE COFFEE BERRY BORER HYPOTHENEMUS-HAMPEI (FERR) (COLEOPTERA, SCOLYTIDAE), Cafe, cacao, the, 37(3), 1993, pp. 215-226
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Cafe, cacao, the → ACNP
ISSN journal
00079510
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
215 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-9510(1993)37:3<215:SOTEOE>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Cephalonomia stephanoderis Betrem and Phymastichus coffea Lasalle are two hymenopteran parasitoids of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus h ampei Ferr.), found in Togolese coffee plantations. Insecticide applic ations were carried out in the field to assess the effectiveness of tw o active ingredients against the coffee berry borer and their selectiv ity for the two parasitoid species. Endosulfan was the most effective against the coffee berry borer when applied in coffee plantations, and seemed to preserve parasitoid populations. It is an insecticide suita ble for use in an integrated control strategy against Hypothenemus ham pei.