FIELD EVALUATION OF COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN MOLASSES AND Beauveria bassiana on the control of Metamasius hemipterus Horn, 1873
Abstract
This research sought to study the compatibility between the molasses and the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill on the control Metamasius hemipterus Horn, 1873. The study was conducted on the Sítio Pitiá in the area of banana plantation of approximately 500 m2, located in the municipality of Areia, Paraiba. The results of this study enabled the observation of the constancy this drills, independent of the type of trap (tile or cheese) (p> 0.1000, F = 0.0711). The results showed that the constancy of M. hemipterus was significantly higher in traps consisting of molasses+fungi (P <0.01), and significantly lower in traps without fungi in baits and traps with molasses and only fungi. The frequency of M. hemipterus was accidental in traps with only B. bassiana (9.99%) and bait with no added molasses and B. bassiana (5.96%); incidental baits with added molasses (29.73%), and set traps in the presence of molasses + fungi (54.23%). Our results show that the food bait molasses along with the fungi B. bassiana, may be used in an integrated control of M. hemipterus in banana plantations.
