香蕉新害虫褐足角胸叶甲的发生与防治初报

Occurrence and its control of banana new pest Basilepta fulvipes

褐足角胸叶甲是鞘翅目,肖叶甲科,角胸叶甲属的一种小型甲虫,在香蕉园中常单个或群集为害,是香蕉上新发现的一种害虫,该虫主要为害香蕉的嫩叶和幼果,在叶片和蕉果表皮上形成虫斑,严重影响香蕉果实的外观品质和商品价值。文章主要介绍了褐足角胸叶甲的形态特征及发生为害情况,提出在加强虫情监测的基础上,采用物理、生物和化学防治相结合的方法进行综合防治。

Basilepta fulvipes is a small beetles which belong to Eumolpidae, Coleoptera. It is a new pest found in bananas. Basilepta fulvipes often damages the tender leaves and young fruit of banana and form some spots in the leaves of banana, which seriously affect the appearance of the banana fruit quality and commercial value. The morphological characteristics and the damage situation caused by Basilepta fulvipes were introduced, and it is put forward that based on the monitoring of pests activity, the combination of physical, biological and chemical control methods should be adopted to conduct comprehensive prevention and control.