Monitoring and identification of some insect pests associated with urban agriculture in central Veracruz

Abstract

We determined the type of pests that are associated with growing vegetables and aromatic species in urban agriculture. We used two types of containers: horizontal wood 1x1x20cm constructed with an elevation of 90 cm was used a mixture of three substrates (black soil, vermicompost and peat moss at rates 60-25 and 15% respectively) the vertically constructed with foil 30x30cm cardboard base with a height of 100cm vertical container containing the same mixture proportions that only 60 -26 and 14% respectively adding nutrient solution, both containers built from recycled materials and / or cheap, in which serrano chile crop (Capsicum annuum var. accuminatum Fingerh) habanero chile (Capsicum chinense Jacq), tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill), radish (Raphanus sativus L.), eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) string beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) and oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus). Insect Monitoring was conducted daily by the method identified five ethological and insects: whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum.), Spider mites (Tetranychus urticae C.L Koch) leafminer (Liriomyza sp), thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and aphids (Myzus persicae). The results will establish preventive measures to reduce the presence of these organisms and avoid conditions that promote pest stage in the production of vegetables in urban agriculture containers through biological control.