The rosewood tree (Aniba rosaeodora Ducke) is known for its linalool which provides a strong, fragrant smell in all parts of the plant. Due to its exploitation in the Amazon for its linalool in the use of perfumes, the rosewood is in danger of extinction. Its irregular fruiting increases the difficulty in obtaining seeds for producing seedlings and, in addition, part of its production is lost due to pests attacking the seeds. Due to these factors, the object of this study was to achieve the application of insecticides on seeds and seedlings in nursery to avoid or minimize the attack of pests, thus improving seedling production. 300 seeds were used, distributed into 2 treatments and 1 witness. Each treatment (n = 100) was set for 4 repetitions (trays) with 25 seeds. The insecticide used was acetamiprid and fipronil in concentrations of 0.09 mg / plant and 0.18 mg / plant, respectively for treatment 1 (T1) and the treatment 2 (T2), distributed in the form of "sachês". The T1 received the application from 1 "sachê" and T2 the implementation of two "sachês", buried with washed sand in seaders. The results were evaluated by analysis of Variance (ANOVA) using the Systat 9 program and the averages compared by the Tukey test at 5% of significance. The rates of germination were: witness with 62%; T1 with 73% and T2 with 79%. There was an attack of insects only in the witness treatment with 23% of the total (n = 300), and the results were statistically significant (F = 31.263 p < 0.001). There were significant differences only between the height of the seedlings in treatments T1 and T2 and witness treatment (F = 15.090 p < 0.001).The main pest identified was Heilipus odoratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). We, therefore, recommended the concentration of 0.09 mg of acetamiprid and fipronil distributed in "sachês" in sowing and transplanted to reduce the attack of pests in seeds and seedlings of rosewood in nurseries.
fipronil; acetamiprid; pests in nurseries; rosewood; Heilipus odoratus
