Proposed Economic Threshold for Diceraeus melacanthus (Dallas) in Maize Under an Early Intercrop Cultivation System
Weidson Plauter Sutil, Letícia Carolina Chiampi Munhoz, Adeney de Freitas Bueno · 2026
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Description
Weidson Sutil, Letícia Munhoz, and Adeney de Freitas Bueno wrote a study from 2026 on when stink bugs in an early maize intercrop become worth spraying against. In the system they study, maize is sown between soybean rows before the soy is harvested, which shortens the cycle but keeps a green bridge that shelters the pest. The team first tested which crop the bugs prefer, then caged set bug densities on young maize.
In greenhouse cages the bugs crowded onto the aging soybean for most of the day, visiting maize mainly in the early morning. Top damage came at two and four bugs per meter, and yield fell clearly only at four. Two per meter sat at the turning point where the plants stop shrugging off the harm. The authors propose two bugs per meter as a cautious first action threshold for this system, pending farm trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Weidson Plauter Sutil, Letícia Carolina Chiampi Munhoz, Adeney de Freitas Bueno |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |