Hypsipyla grandella in Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla): Current Situation and Perspectives

Authors

  • Alexandre Mehl Lunz Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Travessa Dr. Enéas Pinheiro, s/n°, Marco, CEP 66085-100, Belém-PA.
  • Marcílio José Thomazini Thomazini Embrapa Florestas
  • Maria Carolina Blassioli Moraes Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB, Av. W5 Norte (final), C.P. 02372, CEP 70770-917, Brasília
  • Edinelson José Maciel Neves Embrapa Florestas
  • Telma Fátima Coelho Batista Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (ICA/UFRA),
  • Juliana Degenhardt Embrapa Florestas
  • Lindáurea Alves de Sousa Embrapa Amazônia Oriental
  • Orlando Shigueo Ohashi Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (ICA/UFRA)

Keywords:

Mahogany shoot borer, Meliaceae´s borer, Cedrela odorata, integrated pest management.

Abstract

The mahogany wood, Swietenia macrophylla King, is valued in the international trade market for
its beauty and durability for noble uses like furniture and decoration. Any attempt of commercial plantation of
this specie to diminish the pressure made by its selective exploration fail due to the incidence of the mahogany
shoot borer, Hypsipyla grandella (Zeller). Although some works have had relative success in presenting control
techniques over the punctual aspects, a strategy of economic, an economic strategy for efficient and integrated
management practice was not established yet for H. grandella in Brazil. This study objective is to update
data about the insect and its host based in the most recent studies made in Brazil, besides to indicate the most
prominent research areas for its control in S. macrophylla plantations in the Country. The most recommended
control´s strategies for H. grandella are the host plant resistance use, silvicultural management, semiochemicals
and biological control, in which exist the need of income to the long term researches. Natural resistance tests
of S. macrophylla procedences must be encouraged due to Brazil´s wide natural resource areas.

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Published

2010-02-26

How to Cite

LUNZ, Alexandre Mehl; THOMAZINI, Marcílio José Thomazini; MORAES, Maria Carolina Blassioli; NEVES, Edinelson José Maciel; BATISTA, Telma Fátima Coelho; DEGENHARDT, Juliana; SOUSA, Lindáurea Alves de; OHASHI, Orlando Shigueo. Hypsipyla grandella in Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla): Current Situation and Perspectives. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], n. 59, p. 45, 2010. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/15. Acesso em: 25 apr. 2026.

Issue

No. 59 (2009): jul./dez.

Section

Review Articles

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