The objective of this work was to study the relationship between the presence of symptoms of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), a disease caused by Xilella fatidiosa, (Wells) and the effect of aldicarbe and fosetyl-AL against rufous scale, Selenaspidus articulatus (Morgam) on citrus plants. The work was conducted in a five-year-old orchard of "Valência" variety. Fosetyl-AL was sprayed four times, once every three months, and aldicarbe was applied to the soil only once. The occurrence of S. articulatus was evaluated every 15 days. The results indicated that: a) CVC symptoms did not interfere with the effect of soil aplication of aldicarbe on S. articulatus; b) the dose of aldicarbe to control S. articulatus on plants with symptoms of CVC can be the same as that used on plants without symptoms; c) the residual capacity of aldicarbe was the same on plants with and without CVC symptoms; d) association of aldicarbe whit fosetyl-AL did not interfere on the effect of the former on S. articulatus.
Insecta; chemical control; rufous scale; citrus variegated chlorosis
