Fluctuación y distribución espacio-temporal de Tuthillia cognata (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) y de Ocyptamus persimilis (Diptera, Syrphidae) en el cultivo de camu-camu Myrciaria dubia (Myrtaceae) en Ucayali, Perú

Tuthillia cognata Hodkinson, Brown & Burckhardt, 1986 (Hemiptera, Psyllidae), is a main pest on camu-camu culture Myrciaria dubia H.B.K. Mc Vaugh (Myrtaceae) in the Peruvian Amazon. The aim of the current research was to evaluate the fluctuation and spatial and temporal distribution of T. cognata and biological control by Ocyptamus persimilis (Curran, 1930) (Diptera, Syrphidae), from January to November 2004 at San Juan and Padre Bernardo villages, Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru. The number of nymphs and adults of T. cognata were found higher during the wet than in the dry season, but not the number ...