November 2014
Scientific articles | Cera-Trap®
Mass trapping is being developed to control the fruit fly Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Diptera:Tephritidae) in some citrus-growing areas of Mexico using a trap-lure pack composed of CeraTrap lure and a specific bait station (MS2). Trap-lure efficacy, trap density and cost ratio are crucial for broad implementation of this technique by growers. Under field conditions, the capture of A. ludens with plastic bottle traps was statistically superior to that of MS2 traps. The low cost of this trap has...
June 2014
Scientific articles | Suzukii Trap®
This work was performed in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, from October 2012 to January 2013. The work aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of two different traps and the Suzukii Trap® attractant in the catch of Drosophila suzukii. The monitoring of pest confirmed the presence of spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii Mats.) in the territory of Baja California, Mexico. D. suzukii could be monitored by red traps, followed by yellow traps, with Suzukii Trap® attractant.
January 2014
Scientific articles | Terra-Sorb®
Several environmental factors adversely affect plant growth, its development and the final crop yield, being temperature stress (cold, freeze or heat stress) one of the most limiting variables. With the aim to assess the effect of exogenous amino acids treatments, several experiments with plants subjected to different stressing temperatures were conducted applying an amino acid product obtained by Enzymatic Hydrolysis (Terra-Sorb). Findings suggest that Terra-Sorb has a similar effect than n...
January 2014
Scientific articles | Suzukii Trap®
Due to the large capacity of reproduction of Drosophila suzukii, mass trapping approaches with baits may have huge potential for management and control of this fly. Mass trapping trials with the attractant Suzukii Trap® are conducted in different susceptible crops in order to define the best strategy for the control of this pest. By way of illustration, a trial of mass trapping is presented in a commercial plot of strawberry and raspberry in the region of Maresme (Barcelona), where the prev...
November 2013
Scientific articles | Armurox®
Blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is the most important fungal disease of rice worldwide. The application of soluble Si to the roots increased Si concentration in leaf tissues as compare to plants grown in soil amended with calcium silicate. X-ray microanalysis revealed that Si deposition was very similar on the leaf epidermis of plants sprayed with soluble Si, root amended with soluble Si or grown in soil amended with calcium silicate. The lesion size, the number of lesions per cm2 of le...