Preliminary assessment and identication of macrofauna associated with culture of pineapple (Ananas Comosus) in the town of Bean

Abstract

Pineapple is a deeply rooted culture Poroto area and part of the production models of the area are known to represent over 53% of agricultural production, although at present the mishandling of other economic activities threatens their economic viability attacking its sustainability in the medium and short term This study soil macrofauna associated pineapple crops in Poroto area, in order to identify macro fauna present in the soil profile associated to biological soil quality was evaluated . The soil sampling was conducted in May 2014, three fields, each with area of 3000m2 2500m2 and 2800 m2 respectively sampled, performing in each eight soil samples taken at 10, 20 and 30 cm depth were sampled humidity : 25%, 18% and 17% respectively. Insect, arachnid and Haplotoxida: The following classes of invertebrates were found. Hymenopyera, Orthoptera, Neoptera, Coleoptera and Chilopoda: Inside the insect class identified the following orders: Hymenopyera, Ortoptera, Neoptera, Coleoptera y Chilopoda.