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Lepidoptera vectors of Pestalotiopsis fungal disease: first record in oil palm plantations from Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2013

L.C. Martínez  and
A. Plata-Rueda
L.C. Martínez*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, Campus Universitário Viçosa, Minas Gerais, CEP36570-000, Brazil
A. Plata-Rueda
Affiliation:
Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, Campus Universitário Viçosa, Minas Gerais, CEP36570-000, Brazil
*
*E-mail: luis.castrillon@ufv.br
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Abstract

Pestalotiopsis is a disease that causes damage to the leaves of Elaeis guineensis Jacquin and defoliation in commercial plantations. Lepidoptera larvae are the main insects that spread the disease. The aim of this paper is to report for the first time the insects found in oil palm plantations in Colombia. Lepidoptera larvae were collected from cultures in the presence of Pestalotiopsis and were identified to species level. Severity and duration of the symptoms of Pestalotiopsis were evaluated from the damage caused by the insects of each species. Eighteen species of the families Dalceridae (one), Elachistidae (four), Limacodidae (eight), Megalopygidae (two), Nymphalidae (one), Psychidae (one) and Saturniidae (one) confirmed assistance and disease transmission. Increased severity of Pestalotiopsis damage was induced by Acharia hyperoche, Acraga ochracea, Durrantia arcanella, Euclea diversa, Euprosterna elaeasa and Stenoma impressella. The development of Pestalotiopsis on the leaves of E. guineensis and its symptoms were observed between 16.8 and 72.9 days. The damage caused by these insects on the leaves of E. guineensis was the main entrance of the virulent fungal spores. The results of this study contribute to the knowledge of Lepidoptera that attend and spread the Pestalotiopsis fungus on leaves in oil palm plantations. To our knowledge, no previous records of this disease on the plant are found in Colombia.

Keywords

Elaeis guineensisherbivoryLepidopteraPestalotiopsisvectors
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Research Papers
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 239 - 246
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Copyright © icipe 2013 

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