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Geostatistics as a tool to study mite dispersion in physic nut plantations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2015

J.F. Rosado ,
M.C. Picanço ,
R.A. Sarmento ,
R.M. Pereira ,
M. Pedro-Neto ,
T.V.S. Galdino ,
A. de Sousa Saraiva  and
E.A.L. Erasmo
J.F. Rosado
Affiliation:
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), PO BOX 66, Gurupi, State of Tocantins, Brazil Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
M.C. Picanço
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
R.A. Sarmento*
Affiliation:
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), PO BOX 66, Gurupi, State of Tocantins, Brazil
R.M. Pereira
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
M. Pedro-Neto
Affiliation:
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), PO BOX 66, Gurupi, State of Tocantins, Brazil
T.V.S. Galdino
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Production, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
A. de Sousa Saraiva
Affiliation:
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), PO BOX 66, Gurupi, State of Tocantins, Brazil
E.A.L. Erasmo
Affiliation:
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), PO BOX 66, Gurupi, State of Tocantins, Brazil
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +55 63 3311 358 5 Fax: +55 63 3311 3501 E-mail: rsarmento@uft.edu.br
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Abstract

Spatial distribution studies in pest management identify the locations where pest attacks on crops are most severe, enabling us to understand and predict the movement of such pests. Studies on the spatial distribution of two mite species, however, are rather scarce. The mites Polyphagotarsonemus latus and Tetranychus bastosi are the major pests affecting physic nut plantations (Jatropha curcas). Therefore, the objective of this study was to measure the spatial distributions of P. latus and T. bastosi in the physic nut plantations. Mite densities were monitored over 2 years in two different plantations. Sample locations were georeferenced. The experimental data were analyzed using geostatistical analyses. The total mite density was found to be higher when only one species was present (T. bastosi). When both the mite species were found in the same plantation, their peak densities occurred at different times. These mites, however, exhibited uniform spatial distribution when found at extreme densities (low or high). However, the mites showed an aggregated distribution in intermediate densities. Mite spatial distribution models were isotropic. Mite colonization commenced at the periphery of the areas under study, whereas the high-density patches extended until they reached 30 m in diameter. This has not been reported for J. curcas plants before.

Keywords

Polyphagotarsonemus latusTetranychus bastosispatial distribution mapsJatropha curcas
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 105 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 381 - 389
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