Arellano, G., Vergara, C., & Bello, S. 2015 Insect Pests and other Pineapple (Ananas comosus var. comosus (L.) Merr., Coppens & Leal) Crop Arthropods in Chanchamayo and Satipo, Depatment of Junin, Peru. Ecología Aplicada 14(2): 175-189

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • economic importance
  • illustration
  • Notes: This study was focused in the determination of entomological pests in pineapple plantations in the rainforests of the Department of Junín, Peru. The results of this work confirmed that the “pineapple fly” Melanoloma viatrix Hendel, which attacks the fruit, was the most serious entomological problem. In this paper the "pineapple fruit borer" Strymon megarus (Goardt) and the "pineapple mealybug" Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) were considered as potential problems