Application Of Organic Insecticides In Banana Crops For The Management Of Thrips (Chaetanaphothrips Signipennis) In El Oro-Ecuador

Abstract

The banana crop in Ecuador, due to its great acceptance in the international market, raises the quality standards of the fruit, looking for a product without damage caused by pests and diseases, among these pests are highlighted Chaetanaphothrips signipennis known as thrips, which affects the quality of the fruit. The use of organic insecticides for the management of thrips in banana crops was evaluated using an experimental design with completely randomized blocks (DBCA) consisting of five treatments with four replications, in the treatments different extracts were used, Neem extract plus natural casing was used for treatment T1, garlic extract plus natural casing for treatment T2, basil extract plus natural casing for treatment T3, rue extract plus natural casing for treatment T4 and Phyriplus plus Oleoplus and natural casing for treatment T5 of conventional origin. The corresponding analyses of variance were carried out and a Tukey test adjusted to a significance level of 5% was used for the comparison of means. The response variable of greatest interest was the incidence and severity of the pest, whose highest averages were obtained in treatment T3 with 17%, while the lowest was T4 with 6.25%. It is evident that the T4 treatment in comparison to the other treatments presented the best results for the control of thrips in the banana crop.