“IDENTIFICACIÓN DE PLAGAS INSECTILES EN EL CULTIVO DE PITAHAYA (Hylocereus undatus BRITTON Y ROSE) EN EL CANTÓN ROCAFUERTE- MANABÍ- ECUADOR.

Abstract

THE PITAHAYA (HYLOCEREUS UNDATUS (HAW.) BRITTON & ROSE) IS A CACTUS THAT HAS ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN ECUADOR AND SOME COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA. IT IS CURRENTLY WIDELY CONSUMED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. AS ALL CROPS ARE AFFECTED BY PESTS AND KNOWING THAT THERE ARE FEW STUDIES BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED A "NEW" CROP AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL, THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO IDENTIFY THE INSECT PESTS PRESENT IN THIS CROP, LOCATED IN THE OKASO HACIENDA IN THE ROCAFUERTE CANTON - MANABI - ECUADOR. ADDITIONALLY, TWO ESTIMATING ALPHA-DIVERSITY INDICES WERE USED; SIMPSON AND SHANNON-WIENER. THIS RESEARCH WAS DESCRIPTIVE AND WAS CARRIED OUT IN AN AREA OF 2000 SQUARE METERS, AGE 2.5 YEARS, PLANTED AT A DISTANCE OF 3 BY 3 M.