Integrated pest management strategy against Darna mindanensis Holloway (Lepidoptera:Limacodidae) on oil palm at Villa Salud Plantation, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat

Issue Date

10-2003

Abstract

An integrated approach was applied to control slug caterpillar, D. mindanensis Holloway, at Villa Salud Corporation, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat. The control strategies involved were aerial spraying and root absorption of chemicals against the larvae of the pest. This was followed by regular collection and mechanical destruction of both pre-pupae and pupae. The adult moths were trapped using fabricated UV light traps. In the succeeding generations, simultaneous releases of mass-produced predator, Eocanthecona furcellata Wolffe, and spraying of an entomogenous fungus, Cordyceps sp., against larvae were done to reduce pest population. Integration of the control strategies enumerated above successfully controlled D. mindanensis infesting oil palms at Villa Salud Corporation.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

17

Issue

2

Page

187

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

LIMACODIDAE; OIL PALM; PLANT PESTS; INSECT CONTROL; ENTOMOGENOUS FUNGI; MECHANICAL METHODS; PHILIPPINES

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