Efficiency of beating cloth in sampling for soybean insect pests in different row spacing and cultivars

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to compare the collecting capacity of three types of beating cloth in sampling for soybeans caterpillars and stink bugs in different row spacing and cultivars. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with six replications in a 2x3x3 factorial, using two cultivars (BMX Potencia RR and Fundacep 53 RR), three row spacing (0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 m) and three types of beating cloth (beating cloth, wide beating cloth and vertical beat sheet). To determinate the collecting capacity of caterpillars, samples were taken at V9, V11 and R1 stages and for stink bugs, the samplings were performed at R5.3 and R5.5 stages. Results showed no interaction between the factors, indicating independence among them. Caterpillars had no preference between cultivars, however, stink bugs had a higher population density on Fundacep 53 RR. In the three evaluation dates, the density of larvae was higher when soybean was sown with reduced spacing. For stink bugs, higher infestation was observed on soybean sown with 0.4 m row spacing in the first assessment (R5.3), difference not observed in the evaluation at R5.5. The wide beating cloth and vertical beating cloth showed greater collecting capacity for caterpillars and bugs over beating cloth.