Development of a model to predict the occurrence of Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and an integrated web system to support citrus producers. / Desenvolvimento de um modelo para previsão de ocorrência de Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) e um Sistema WEB Integrado de Apoio ao Citricultor.

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2004

RESUMO

Citrus fruits are Brazil’s major exporting sources, and São Paulo is accountable for approximately 80% of the total production. Among the factors that limit the Brazilian citriculture, especially in the state of São Paulo, one points in the past few years the citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), flower rot, citrus leaf miner and citrus fruit borer, Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in addition to mites, fruit flies, black spot, and more recently, sudden death. The goal of this work was to develop a model to predict the occurrence of E. aurantiana, based on monitoring data collected through sexual pheromone traps, and to develop a computer system capable of using such model to generate occurrence predictions and to provide a place for information exchange between citriculturists and the scientific community. Soil type, site temperature, citrus variety, age of plants and use of chemicals to control E. aurantiana influenced the population dynamics of the insect. The highest influence on the citrus fruit borer dynamics was exerted by the soil type, followed by site temperature, citrus variety, age of plants and use of chemicals for E. aurantiana control. The occurrence of E. aurantiana according to temperature is different for each combination of soil type, citrus variety, age of plants and use of chemicals. The model developed can predict the occurrence potential of E. aurantiana according to temperature or months of the year, taking into account soil type, citrus variety, age of plants and chemicals spraying. The elaborated software (BF), designed in R language, includes equations that simulate the various situations of E. aurantiana occurrence. SIAC (“Sistema Integrado de Apoio ao Citricultor”) is a system that simplifies the use of the model, does not require previous knowledge on R, and provides a wide range of resources to facilitates the access of citriculturists to information and that of researchers to citriculturists’ problems, thus creating a better interaction between them. The predicting model of citrus fruit borer occurrence can be improved with more frequent and continuous data collecting.

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armadilha para inseto bicho-furão frutas cítricas generalized linear models siac citric fruit citrus fruit borer insect trap insect pheromone sistema de computador siac modelo linear generalizado feromônio sexual de inseto computer system

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