Analysis of Blue-fronted Amazon damage to a citrus orchard in Thcumán, Argentina

NAVARRO J.L.; MARTELLA, M B; CHEDIACK, A.

Agriscientia

UNC

Lugar: Córdoba; Año: 1991 p. 75 - 78

Damage by Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) to citrus fruits was studied from May to September 1990 in an orchard in the NE of Tucumán province , Argentina. All fruits on the ground beneath 140 sampled trees (orange , lemon , and grapefruit) were counted. Only those fruits exhibiting the characteristic injury produced by Blue -fronted Amazons were accounted for damage estimates. The damage caused by this psittacid was low (1% in total), and of little economic significance for the orchardist. Oranges were the most affected citrus species (2% damage).