Summary: | En un diseño de bloques completos al azar se confinaron en jaulas (1.5 x 1.5 x 1.8 m) dos plantas de tomate (S. lycopersicum cv. Maravilla), podadas a dos tallos, con hembras de Neoleucinodes elegantalis (una, dos, cuatro y seis adultos, y el testigo). Los tratamientos se repitieron cuatro veces. Se evaluaron por planta las variables frutos afectados por pasador (%) y número promedio de orificios de entrada del pasador por fruto. Se presentaron diferencias significativas entre tratamientos solo para la variable frutos afectados por pasador (%). Con la introducción de una hembra en el interior de la jaula se incrementaron en 5.29% los frutos afectados. Para obtener pérdida de frutos similar a la que se presenta en lotes comerciales muy susceptibles (50-60%) se requirió la introducción de seis hembras en la jaula.<br>Two tomato plants (S. lycopersicum cv. Maravilla) pruned to two stems with females of Neoleucinodes elegantalis (one, two, four, six adults, and the control) were enclosed in cages (1.5 x 1.5 x 1.8 m) under the randomized complete block design. The treatments were replicated four times. The variables fruit by fruit borer (%) and mean number of entrance holes of fruit borer per fruit were evaluated per plant. Only the variable affected fruit by fruit borer (%) presented significant differences between treatments. The affected fruits were increased in 5.29% by every female introduced into the cage. If it is needed to get fruits losses similar to those seen in very susceptible commercial plots (50-60%) six female must be introduced into the cage.
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