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ArticleNeotropical entomology2019

Spatial Analysis of Presence, Injury, and Economic Impact of the Melolonthidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) Complex in Avocado Crops.

C Valencia Arias, A Martínez Osorio, J G Morales Osorio, J G Ramírez-Gil

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Article in Neotropical entomology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

C Valencia AriasDepto de Ciencias Agronómicas, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ Nacional de Colombia sede Medellín, Medellín, Colombia.
A Martínez OsorioDepto de Ciencias Agronómicas, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ Nacional de Colombia sede Medellín, Medellín, Colombia.
J G Morales OsorioDepto de Ciencias Agronómicas, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ Nacional de Colombia sede Medellín, Medellín, Colombia.
J G Ramírez-GilDepto de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Univ Nacional de Colombia sede Bogotá, Carrera 45# 26, Bogotá, Colombia. jgramireg@unal.edu.co.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-3598

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beetle insect species classified within the Melolonthidae complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) are a serious pest in several crops around the world including avocado (Persea americana Mill). The present work focused on determining the spatial behavior of the Melolonthidae complex of beetles and determined the economic impact in avocado crops in Antioquia, Colombia, South America. Beetle presence and damage produced in both foliage and fruits were quantified during 3 years for each avocado tree tested in two planted lots located in different places. The indexes of Cambardella, Morisita, and economic losses were calculated with data obtained. Our results strongly suggest that beetles present an isotropic movement in the lots with the damage beginning by the borders. Once insects enter the lots, they move in any direction inside the crop area with weak or moderate spatial dependence and low or null aggregation. Strong preference for fruits rather than foliage was observed. Economic analysis indicates that damage in fruit skin causes major losses. From observed results, it is proposed that integrated pest control should be directed mainly to fruits from the very early stages of growth and development and traps should be localized strategically and following the spatial and temporal distribution of insects for both prevention and control.

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ColeopteraHerbivoryPerseaAnimalsColombiaCrops, AgriculturalFruitPlant LeavesSpatial AnalysisBeetle spatial distributionCambardella indexFruit losses in Persea americanaMorisita index

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