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Neotrop. entomol ; 39(1): 131-132, Jan.-Feb. 2010.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-540947

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The oil palm Elaeis guineensis is usually attacked by pests, particularly, defoliating caterpillars. Between 2004 and 2006 a stinkbug predator (Asopinae) was registered preying on caterpillars of Brassolis sophorae L., Opsiphanes invirae Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and Sibine spp. (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae), reducing their populations in commercial oil palm plantations in the State of Pará, Brazil. Specimens of the natural enemy were collected, mounted, and identified as Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), corresponding to the first report of the occurrence of this stinkbug attacking defoliating caterpillars of oil palm in Brazil.


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Animals , Arecaceae/parasitology , Hemiptera/physiology , Lepidoptera/parasitology , Lepidoptera/physiology , Brazil
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Neotrop. entomol ; 33(3): 293-297, maio-jun. 2004. graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-512738

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Plants of strawberry Fragaria x ananassa may present mechanisms of direct and indirect defenses against herbivores. Such defenses may influence behaviour and development ofphythophagous mites and their natural enemies, thereby reducing herbivory rate. We tested the effect of pre-infestation of strawberry plants by Tetranychus urticae Koch on the development and reproduction of the mite species. Strawberry plants (cultivar IAC Campinas) were divided into two groups: plants without and plants with pre-infestation of T. urticae. The length of immature phases, thenumber of eggs per female and the survival of mites were not altered by the pre-infestation. These results may be associated to either the absence or low level of induced resistance of the cultivar IAC Campinas or perhaps the pre-infestation was insufficient to induce defenses. The reported resistanceof this cultivar to T. urticae could be related to indirect defenses.


Plantas de morangueiro Fragaria x ananassa podem apresentar mecanismos de defesa direta e indireta contra herbívoros. Tais defesas podem alterar o comportamento e o desenvolvimento dos ácaros fitófagos e seus inimigos naturais, reduzindo a taxa de herbivoria. Testou-se o efeito da préinfestação de plantas de morangueiro por Tetranychus urticae Koch sobre o seu desenvolvimento ereprodução. Plantas de morangueiro cultivar IAC Campinas foram divididas em dois grupos: plantas limpas e plantas pré-infestadas por T. urticae. A infestação prévia de plantas de morangueiro por T. urticae não alterou a duração das fases imaturas, a fecundidade e a sobrevivência das fêmeas do ácaro. Tais resultados podem estar associados à inexistência ou baixo nível de resistência induzida da cultivarIAC Campinas, ou ainda, ao fato de a pré-infestação ter sido insuficiente para induzir defesa. Assim, a resistência relatada na cultivar IAC Campinas a T. urticae pode estar relacionada às defesas indiretas.

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