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Abstract
A systematic survey of methods to detect pests in forest nurseries before they damage plants was done. These surveys recorded the most important forest nursery pests during 18 years (from 1980 to 1998) and their geographical and temporal distribution in the principal enterprises in Cuba. Approximately a dozen insect species and three fungi species responsible for the major problems in forest nurseries in Cuba were studied. The principal insect pests are:
Anomis illita (Guer) pep. Noctuidae), a defoliator of
Hibiscus elatus (blue mahoe);
Anurogrillus spp. (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) a defoliator of
Tabebuia angustata (white wood),
Samanea saman (raintree),
Cordia gerascanthus (cordia wood),
Cedrela odorata (cigar box cedar);
Atta insularis (Guer) (Hym. Forrnicidae) a defoliator of
Hibiscus elatus (blue mahoe),
Pinus caribaea (Caribbean pine),
Swietenia macrophylla (Honduras mahogany),
Casuarina equisetfolia (horsetail beehood);
Draeculocephala cubana (Hom. Cicadellidae) a defoliator of
Eucalyptus sp. (Eucalyptus),
Hibiscus elatur (blue mahoe),
Tectona grandis (teakwood) and
Samanea saman (raintree). The principal fungi are
Fusarium sp. (damping off) for broadleaf spp., and
Lecanosticta acicola (
Mycosphaerella dearnessii) and
Sphaeropsis sapinea (Diploid blight) in forest pine nurseries. The integrated management of forest pests in nurseries in Cuba is discussed. Biological control is utilized but, with few exceptions, the current management of pests relies on chemical products. Finally, the status of pest management in forest nurseries and prospects for the future are discussed.
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Citation
Castilla, Rene Alberto Lopez; Casanova, Angela Duarte; Rivero, Celia Guerra; Escoto, Haylett Cruz; Issasi, Natividad Triguero. 2002. Forest nursery pest management in Cuba. In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E.; Landis, T. D., technical coordinators. National proceedings: forest and conservation nursery associations-1999, 2000, and 2001. Proceedings RMRS-P-24. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 213-218
