Abstract

VIRGEN SANCHEZ, Armando; SANTIESTEBAN HERNANDEZ, Antonio  and  CRUZ-LOPEZ, Leopoldo. Evaluation of color traps for the mango Ataulfo thrips in the Soconusco, Chiapas. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2011, vol.2, n.4, pp.579-581. ISSN 2007-0934.

In this paper colored traps were evaluated to capture thrips in mango cv. Ataulfo trees in Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico. Sticky traps were compared in different colors: blue, yellow and violet. It was placed a trap of each color per tree and they were evaluated in five trees. The results showed that significantly more thrips were caught in violet traps.

Keywords : Ataulfo; mango; color preference; sticky traps; thrips.

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