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A Sampling Plan for Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on a Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Plantation

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No sampling plans specifically developed for mines associated with the pest Liriomyza huidobrensis in potato fields have been published to date. Thus, the objectives of this study were to determine the sampling unit and to establish the number of samples needed for the application of this study’s sampling plan. For this purpose, we evaluated 16 commercial fields of the potato cultivar Agata (24.5 ha). We evaluated the number of mines located in the apical, middle, and basal canopy-sections of plants. Higher mine densities were found in the leaves in the middle and basal section of plants than in the apical section. The middle canopy-section was best suited for sampling the mines. The result showed that the negative binomial distribution fit the mine density of L. huidobrensis. Fifteen samples/24.5 ha was determined to be appropriate for use in conventional sampling. The cost for sampling was US $ 5.32 per ha. The cost of performing the sampling was significantly lower than the cost of insecticide application.

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A la fecha, no se han publicado planes de muestreo específicamente desarrollados para las galerías asociadas con la plaga Liriomyza huidobrensis en los campos de papa. De aquí que los objetivos de este estudio fueron determinar la unidad de muestreo y establecer el número de muestras requeridas para la aplicación del plan de muestreos de este estudio. Para este propósito, evaluamos 16 campos comerciales de papa de la variedad Agata (24.5 ha). Evaluamos el número de galerías localizadas en las secciones apical, media y basal del follaje. Se encontraron las mayores densidades de galerías en las hojas de las secciones media y basal de las plantas que en la apical. La sección media del follaje estaba mejor adaptada para el muestreo de las minas. El resultado mostró que la distribución binomial negativa se ajusta a la densidad de las galerías de L. hidobrensis. Se determinó que 15 muestras por las 24.5 ha era lo apropiado para usar en un muestreo convencional. El costo del muestreo fue de US $ 5.32 por ha. El costo de ejecutar el muestreo fue significativamente más bajo que el costo de la aplicación de insecticida.

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The funding and fellowships provided by the following Brazilian agencies were greatly appreciated: CAPES Foundation from the Brazilian Ministry of Education, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Minas Gerais State Foundation for Research Aid (FAPEMIG).

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    Flávia M. Alves, Ítalo Willian da Silva, Flávio L. Fernandes, Paulo R. da Silva & Jéssica E. R. Gorri

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    Juno F. S. Diniz

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Alves, F.M., Diniz, J.F.S., da Silva, Í.W. et al. A Sampling Plan for Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on a Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Plantation. Am. J. Potato Res. 91, 663–672 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-014-9398-4

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