Ocorrência de pragas em sementes de amendoim (arachis hypogaea l.) acondicionadas em três embalagens e armazenadas em duas microrregiões do estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

It was quantified the damages and it was identified the insects that caused damage to the peanut seeds stored in and out of fruit kept in three types of containers under ambient conditions, in two microregions of Paraíba State for fifteen months. The porcentage evalutions of infestation were carried out before the storage and every three months. The results obtained demonstrated that the seeds stored out of the fruit are more susceptible to the plague attack and these occur more or less frequently according to the container and the time of storage.