Forest Nursery Pest Management in Cuba
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) (Lep. Noctuidae), a defoliator of Hibiscus elatus (blue mahoe); Anurogrillus spp. (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) a defoliator of Tabebuia angustata (white wood), Samanea saman (raintree), Cordiagerascanthus (cordia wood), Cedrela odorata (cigar box cedar); Atta insularis (Guer) (Hym. Formicidae) a defoliator of Hibiscus elatus (blue mahoe), Pinus caribaea (Caribbean pine), Swietenia macrophylla (Honduras mahogany), Casuarina equisetifolia (horsetail beefwood); Draeculocephala cubana (Hom. Cicadellidae) a defoliator of Eucalyptus sp. (Eucalyptus), Hibiscus elatus (blue mahoe), Tectonagrandis (teakwood) and Samanea samara (raintree). The principal fungi are Fusarium sp. (damping off) for broadleaf spp., and Lecanosticta acicola (Myco.phaerella dearnessi:) 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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Author(s): Rene Castilla, Angela Casanova, Celia Rivero, Haylett Escoto, Natividad Issasi
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2000
Event:
Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Conference
2000 - Kona, HI
