Official pest control declared to Bagrada hilaris

Fecha de publicación

Lun, 20 Mar 2017, 20:39

Última actualización

Mar. 20, 2017, 8:39 p.m.

Número del informe

CHL-26/1

País

Chile

Plaga identificada

Bagrada hilaris - (BAGRHI)

Estado del informe

Final

Hospederos

Damage to horticultural crops such as: cauliflower, cabbage, Broccoli, arugula, radish, kale and pakchoi, as well as associated with weeds: Brassica campestris and horseradish (Brassicaceae). However, it is considered a highly polyphagous pest and may affect other hosts.

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: subject to official control

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribución geográfica

To date the pest show their dispersion in crops of the following communes: Colina, Curacaví, Lampa, Maipú, Pudahuel and Til Til in the Metropolitan Region and Putaendo in the Region of Valparaíso.

Peligro

It is a pest relevant to Chile. In addition, studies are being conducted to determine the biological cycles of the pest in the country, essential information to determine the recommendations for its control. That in the meantime it is imperative to adopt control measures that allow farmers to reduce pest populations at levels below the threshold of economic damage to the crops affected. That the chemical control strategy has shown itself to be the most effective at the producer level.

Contacto para obtener más información

Mr. Rodrigo Astete-Rocha Chief of Plant Protection Division Agricultural and Livestock Service email: [email protected]

Archivos de informes

SAG Resolution N° 1577-2017 (only Spanish)

Sitio web

http://www.sag.cl/

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