The root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus brachyurus (Godfrey) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven, has been caused significant losses in soybean crops in Brazil. The addition of organic fertilizers may suppress the population of these plant-parasitic nematodes. The aim of this work was to evaluate the action of cattle manure, cattle vermicompost, cattle compost, and slaughterhouse swine compost on the reduction o...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES; Chrysodeixis includens (Walker, 1858) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is an important pest of soybean and cotton in Brazil. The use of insecticides is one of the main control tactics against this pest. To support Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Insect Resistance Management (IRM) programs, in the first study, we characterized the susceptibility ...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES; ABSTRACT 1 - Economic injury level (EIL) studies using insects are essential to support pest management decisions. The objectives of this study were to characterize and quantify the damage of H. armigera on soybean reproductive stages. In the 2013/14 and 2014/15 growing season in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, four experiments were conducted in two ...