1980
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1980.tb03514.x
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Ecology and control of Castnia dedalus, a major pest of oilpalm in Brazil

Abstract: Castnia dedalus, a lepidopterous trunk borer, which seriously damages coconut in several South American countries, is also a pest of oilpalm though less well known. In the latter crop, which becomes vulnerable at the age of about 5 years, larvae attack the fruit bunches in addition to the trunk and bases of the petioles. The feeding of larvae in the fruit bunches can lead to considerable losses in production. Older larvae tunnelling the trunk may cause large cavities under the stem apex and kill the palm. This… Show more

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“…Los ejemplares en posesión del MACN parecieran repre-sentar tres subespecies diferentes (conspicua de Bolivia, amazonensis de Ecuador y cyparisias de Guayana Francesa), sin embargo, para los efectos de este trabajo y a falta de una revisión clara del género, preferimos utilizar solo la asignación especifica. Es reconocida, figurando sobre todo con el nombre de Castnia dedalus Cramer o C. daedalus, como una especie de importancia económica, ya que afecta cultivos de palmas como Cocos nucifera L. y Elais guineensis Jacquin [Arecaceae] (Schuiling & Van Dinther, 1980;Van Slobbe, 1983;Pérez & Iannacone, 2006).…”
Section: Paysandisia Archon (Burmeister 1879)unclassified
“…Los ejemplares en posesión del MACN parecieran repre-sentar tres subespecies diferentes (conspicua de Bolivia, amazonensis de Ecuador y cyparisias de Guayana Francesa), sin embargo, para los efectos de este trabajo y a falta de una revisión clara del género, preferimos utilizar solo la asignación especifica. Es reconocida, figurando sobre todo con el nombre de Castnia dedalus Cramer o C. daedalus, como una especie de importancia económica, ya que afecta cultivos de palmas como Cocos nucifera L. y Elais guineensis Jacquin [Arecaceae] (Schuiling & Van Dinther, 1980;Van Slobbe, 1983;Pérez & Iannacone, 2006).…”
Section: Paysandisia Archon (Burmeister 1879)unclassified
“…The species E. cyparissias Fab. is also a pest with significant economic effects on the coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin); it has been the subject of many works relative to its morphology, its biology, its damage and control [23][24][25][26][27][28].…”
Section: Eupalamides Cyparissias Fab (Castniidae)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eupalamides cyparissias (Fabricius, 1777) (Lepidóptera: Castniidae) is commonly known as "bunch and stipe borer" of palm trees (Schuiling and Van Dinther, 1980). Damage is made by the larvae instars affecting inflorescences or flowering bunches resulting in reduced size and weight.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%