Abstract

SANCHEZ-MONGE, Alcides et al. List of some Lepidoptera families associated with weeds in banana farms (Musa AAA), Caribbean Costa Rica. cultrop [online]. 2012, vol.33, n.4, pp.16-20. ISSN 0258-5936.

The records and the knowledge of Lepidoptera larvae associated with weedy plants generate valuable and new information for this group within agroecosystems towards an integrated weed management program and a better understanding of arthropod fauna associated to these plants. Throughout 2008-2009, several Lepidoptera larvae were found in weed samples collected in the Caribbean of Costa Rica within banana farms and neighboring areas. These samples were identified with avalaible literature and a larvae collection of one of the authors. The records of 25 specimens from six Lepidopteran families on 13 weed families are presented in this paper, some of them are interesting in terms of biological control.

Keywords : arthropods; biological control; weed; larvae; Caribbean; species diversity.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )