EVALUATION OF COLOR TRAPS FOR THE MANGO ATAULFO THRIPS IN THE SOCONUSCO, CHIAPAS

Authors

  • Armando Virgen Sánchez Departamento de Entomología. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Tapachula, Chiapas, México. C. P. 30700. Tel. 01 962 6289800. Ext. 5453, 5452, 5455
  • Antonio Santiesteban Hernández Departamento de Entomología. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Tapachula, Chiapas, México. C. P. 30700. Tel. 01 962 6289800. Ext. 5453, 5452, 5455
  • Leopoldo Cruz-López Departamento de Entomología. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Tapachula, Chiapas, México. C. P. 30700. Tel. 01 962 6289800. Ext. 5453, 5452, 5455

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v2i4.1644

Keywords:

Ataulfo, mango, color preference, sticky traps, thrips

Abstract

In this paper colored traps were evaluated to capture thrips in mango cv. Ataulfo trees in Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico. Sticky traps were compared in different colors: blue, yellow and violet. It was placed a trap of each color per tree and they were evaluated in five trees. The results showed that significantly more thrips were caught in violet traps.

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Published

2018-10-17

How to Cite

Virgen Sánchez Armando, Hernández Antonio Santiesteban, and Cruz-López Leopoldo. 2018. “EVALUATION OF COLOR TRAPS FOR THE MANGO ATAULFO THRIPS IN THE SOCONUSCO, CHIAPAS”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 2 (4). México, ME:579-81. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v2i4.1644.

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