Citrus leprosis mite Bvevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939): field test of chemical controlIn order to control the mite of leprosis B. phoeniois a field test was carried out in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil, with the following treatments and active ingredients per 100 liters of water: A) check; B) clofentezine, 9.45g; C) clofentezine, 9.45g + multimethyl alkenols, 0.4g; D) quinomethionate, 25.0g; E) quinomethionate, 37.5g; F) pyrethroid RU-1000, 1.76g; G) pyrethroid RU-1000; 2.0g; H) dicofol, 37.0g (standard treatment). Each orange tree was sprayed with 6 liters of the product. Six evaluations were made: one 3 days before spraying and 5 post-treatment (5, 14, 18, 26 and 35 days after spraying. The best treatments were B, F, G and H.
citrus leprosis mite; citrus; orange-trees; chemical control; pyrethroid