“Manejo integrado de Strategus aloeus L. en el cultivo de palma africana (Elaeis guineensis)”

The extension of African palm cultivation in the production sectors in Ecuador, generates the accumulation of plant debris in several areas, referring to trunks of species in newly established crops or stipes of old plants in areas of renovation, favoring the proliferation of pests, Among these is Strategus aloeus L, which in its adult stage causes irreversible damage during the night, perforating the soil at the base of African palms less than 4 years old, affecting the root base and penetrating the stipe until it reaches the meristem. The affected African palm is susceptible to tipping as it grows, and in extreme cases may die, due to the total affectation of the root system and the meristem. The wounds caused allow the entry of phytopathogens that can cause diseases in the plant. There are management plans in which various technical control strategies are integrated, considering that prevention is the first control method to be taken into account. The information obtained was analyzed, synthesized and summarized to provide the reader with information on the integrated management of Strategus aloeus L. in African palm (Elaeis guineensis). Based on the above, it was determined that the typical symptoms of damage caused by the presence of Strategus aloeus L. begin with the appearance of deformations or death of the youngest leaves, generated by the effect of perforation of the apical meristematic system of growth of the plant. The revision and immediate control of Strategus aloeus adults inside the galleries is a very efficient practice. The different alternatives of integrated management of Strategus aloeus allow the reduction of popu

The extension of African palm cultivation in the production sectors in Ecuador, generates the accumulation of plant debris in several areas, referring to trunks of species in newly established crops or stipes of old plants in areas of renovation, favoring the proliferation of pests, Among these is Strategus aloeus L, which in its adult stage causes irreversible damage during the night, perforating the soil at the base of African palms less than 4 years old, affecting the root base and penetrating the stipe until it reaches the meristem. The affected African palm is susceptible to tipping as it grows, and in extreme cases may die, due to the total affectation of the root system and the meristem. The wounds caused allow the entry of phytopathogens that can cause diseases in the plant. There are management plans in which various technical control strategies are integrated, considering that prevention is the first control method to be taken into account. The information obtained was analyzed, synthesized and summarized to provide the reader with information on the integrated management of Strategus aloeus L. in African palm (Elaeis guineensis). Based on the above, it was determined that the typical symptoms of damage caused by the presence of Strategus aloeus L. begin with the appearance of deformations or death of the youngest leaves, generated by the effect of perforation of the apical meristematic system of growth of the plant. The revision and immediate control of Strategus aloeus adults inside the galleries is a very efficient practice. The different alternatives of integrated management of Strategus aloeus allow the reduction of popu

La extensión del cultivo de palma africana en los sectores de producción en el Ecuador, genera la acumulación de desechos vegetales en varias zonas, refiriéndose a troncos de especies en los cultivos recién establecidos o estipes de plantas viejas en las áreas de renovación, favorecen la proliferación de las plagas, dentro de las cuales está Strategus aloeus L, el mismo que en estado adulto provoca daños irreversibles durante la noche, perforando el suelo en la base de las palmas africanas con una edad de menos de 4 años, afectando la base radical y penetrando en el estipe hasta llegar al meristema. La palma africana afectada es susceptible al volcamiento, a medida que va creciendo, en casos extremos puede morir, debido a la afectación total del sistema radicular y del meristemo. Las heridas causadas permiten la entrada de fitopatógenos que pueden producir enfermedades en la planta. Existen planes de manejo en la cual se integran diversas estrategias técnicas de control, considerando que la prevención es el primer método de control que se debe tomar en cuenta. La información obtenida fue efectuada mediante la técnica de análisis, síntesis y resumen, con la finalidad de que el lector conozca sobre el manejo integrado de Strategus aloeus L. en el cultivo de palma africana (Elaeis guineensis). Por lo anteriormente detallado se determinó que los síntomas típicos de daños por la presencia de Strategus aloeus L., empieza con la aparición de deformaciones o muerte de las hojas más jóvenes, generado por el efecto de la perforación del sistema meristemático apical de crecimiento de la planta. La revisión y el control inmediato de los adultos de Strategus aloeus dentro de las galerías es una práctica muy eficiente. Las diferentes alternativas del manejo integrado de Strategus aloeus, permiten reducir las poblaciones a niveles por debajo del nivel del umbral económico.