The corn earworm cew heliothis zea is the limiting factor for sweet corn and other vegetable crops. Potential for biological control of crop pests in the. Manejo integrado del gusano elotero helicoverpa zea. Las larvas pasan por 5 a 6 instares en 2 a 3 semanas. Floracin y maduracin gusano del choclo heliothis zea. Phytoparasitic nematodes associated with the cultivation of maize zea mais l. The results empressed in percent of injury free ears and mean of damage. Some species within this complex have developed resistance to genetically modified crops and insecticides, which has led to increased interest in their genetic diversity and population. Zea mays, maiz, tolerageno, alergeno, trabajadores del maiz.
Heliothis zea, heliothis armigera, bombyx obsoleta, chloridea obsoleta, heliothis ochracea, heliothis umbrosa, phalaena zea. Susceptibilidad a insecticidas en spodoptera frugiperda j. Since it is polyphagous feeds on many different plants during the larval stage, the species has been given many different common names, including the cotton bollworm and the tomato fruitworm. It was formally reported as present in brazil 123456 and paraguay 7 inand argentina in 8, but given the extent of the area infested helicovefpa high abundance see belowit is likely to have been present in south america for some time before detection. Biological characterization and mating compatibility of. The larva of the moth helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Chemical control is very difficult, even with and effective insecticide. Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species formerly in the genus heliothis in the family noctuidae. Helicoverpa zea boddie grand total 5 5 2 9 11 11 71 82 18 67 85 16 14 9 6 14 10 5 1 1 5 10 soaj aoja 1 31 2 9 24 11 6 41 4 4 32 3 8 50 1 1 7 56 17 57 1 2 6 51 1 17 79 2 1 48 86 74 68 58 79 83 helicoveepa total 1 24 4 2 7 3 11 individuals entering diapause forsake opportunities for growth as a tradeoff for protection against extremely. Control del gusano elotero helicoverpa zea revista.