TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential of terpenoids and mealybug extract to deter the establishment of dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) crawlers on opuntia ficus-indica
AU - Pérez-Ramirez, Adriana
AU - Castrejón-Ayala, Federico
AU - Jiménez-Pérez, Alfredo
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Eugenol, menthol and D. opuntiae extract reduced the number of D. opuntiae crawlers fixed to healthy Opuntia cladodes by 71, 63, and 67% respectively. Furthermore, 107 days into the experiment, a reduction of 75% of crawlers fixation was observed on cladodes treated with menthol. There is great potential for the use of D. opuntiae extract as a control measure as it is easy to obtain and to apply, and it is available to the farmer.
AB - Eugenol, menthol and D. opuntiae extract reduced the number of D. opuntiae crawlers fixed to healthy Opuntia cladodes by 71, 63, and 67% respectively. Furthermore, 107 days into the experiment, a reduction of 75% of crawlers fixation was observed on cladodes treated with menthol. There is great potential for the use of D. opuntiae extract as a control measure as it is easy to obtain and to apply, and it is available to the farmer.
KW - Carminic acid
KW - Cladode
KW - Eugenol
KW - Menthol
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897011453&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1896/054.097.0137
DO - 10.1896/054.097.0137
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0015-4040
VL - 97
SP - 269
EP - 271
JO - Florida Entomologist
JF - Florida Entomologist
IS - 1
ER -