Manejo integrado de Perileucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842) en el cultivo de café

The cultivation of coffee (Coffea spp.) is one of the crops of economic importance worldwide. Its importance also lies, in addition, for providing one of the drinks consumed worldwide. In Ecuador, the main coffee producing provinces are El Oro, Manabí, Loja, Guayas, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, Orellana and Zamora Chinchipe. Unfortunately, this crop is susceptible to attack by P. coffeella Guerin-Meneville, which annually registers an increase in the incidence of attack and a decrease in national production. This work aims to detail the damage caused and refer to the main control methods of the coffee leaf miner P. coffeella. The larval stage of P. coffeella consumes an average of 1 to 2 cm2 of leaf mesophyll area. Consumption that worsens when there are several larvae in a single mine causing necrosis. Leaf necrosis can reach 90% and cause a loss of 50% of production. The control methods reported for the coffee leaf miner after evaluating and verifying the threshold of 30% of active mines are the cultural control method, the natural biological control method, the genetic control method and the control and chemical Chemical control is the option most used by the farmer to control P. coffeella in coffee cultivation.

The cultivation of coffee (Coffea spp.) is one of the crops of economic importance worldwide. Its importance also lies, in addition, for providing one of the drinks consumed worldwide. In Ecuador, the main coffee producing provinces are El Oro, Manabí, Loja, Guayas, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, Orellana and Zamora Chinchipe. Unfortunately, this crop is susceptible to attack by P. coffeella Guerin-Meneville, which annually registers an increase in the incidence of attack and a decrease in national production. This work aims to detail the damage caused and refer to the main control methods of the coffee leaf miner P. coffeella. The larval stage of P. coffeella consumes an average of 1 to 2 cm2 of leaf mesophyll area. Consumption that worsens when there are several larvae in a single mine causing necrosis. Leaf necrosis can reach 90% and cause a loss of 50% of production. The control methods reported for the coffee leaf miner after evaluating and verifying the threshold of 30% of active mines are the cultural control method, the natural biological control method, the genetic control method and the control and chemical Chemical control is the option most used by the farmer to control P. coffeella in coffee cultivation.

El cultivo de café (Coffea spp.), es uno de los cultivos de importancia económica a nivel mundial. Su importancia tambièn radica, además, por proveer una de las bebidas mundialmente consumidas. En el Ecuador, las principales provincias productoras del cultivo de café son El Oro, Manabí, Loja, Guayas, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, Orellana y Zamora Chinchipe. Desafortunadamente, este cultivo es susceptible al ataque de P. coffeellum Guerin-Meneville, que anualmente registra aumento en la incidencia de ataque y merma en la producción nacional. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo, el detallar el daño causado y referir los principales métodos de control del minador de la hoja de café P. coffeella. El estadio larvario de P. coffeella, consume en promedio de 1 a 2 cm2 de área del mesofilo foliar. Consumo que se agraba cuando existen varias larvas en una sola mina causando necrosamiento. El necrosamiento de la hoja puede llegar a 90% y causar una perdida de 50% de la producciòn. Los métodos de control reportados para el minador de la hoja de café después de evaluar y constatar el umbral del 30% de minas activas son, el método de control cultural, el método de control biológico natural, el método de control genético y el método de control y quìmico. El control quimico es la opción mas utilizada por el agricultor para el control de P. coffeella en el cultivo de café.