Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
As a consequence of the increase in Leucaena leucocephala areas to counter the shortage of feed in Cuban cattle production, there is a risk of the development of Heteropsylla cubana Crawford (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) as a pest in silvopastoral systems with this legume. This psyllid is known to be the main phytophagous pest (Valenciaga, 2003), which produces damage in 95% of the apical region of branches. Since information on the identification and biology of a pest species is a necessary prerequisite for its management, a taxonomic, biological and ecological study was conducted to define Heteropsylla behaviour in Cuban conditions and elaborate the theoretical basis to propose management alternatives.
Citation
Valenciaga, N.; Felicia Díaz, M.; Ruíz, T. E.; Fernández, M.; and Mora, C., "A Study in Cuba of the Biology, Ecology and Agroecological Management of Heteropsylla Cubana Crawford in Leucaena Leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 242.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/242
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A Study in Cuba of the Biology, Ecology and Agroecological Management of Heteropsylla Cubana Crawford in Leucaena Leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
As a consequence of the increase in Leucaena leucocephala areas to counter the shortage of feed in Cuban cattle production, there is a risk of the development of Heteropsylla cubana Crawford (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) as a pest in silvopastoral systems with this legume. This psyllid is known to be the main phytophagous pest (Valenciaga, 2003), which produces damage in 95% of the apical region of branches. Since information on the identification and biology of a pest species is a necessary prerequisite for its management, a taxonomic, biological and ecological study was conducted to define Heteropsylla behaviour in Cuban conditions and elaborate the theoretical basis to propose management alternatives.
