RESUMO
The citrus blackfloy, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, was detected in Brazil in 2001. The aim of this research was to evaluate the biology, biometry and host preference of A. woglumi in sweet orange, acid lime Tahiti and mango. Experiments were set in laboratory conditions with insects collected in rangpur lime plants in Manaus, State of Amazonas, from January to June of 2006. The following parameters were evaluated: number of spirals (ovopositions) and eggs per plant, number of eggs by spiral per plant, survival of the immatures (eggs, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th instars), and length and survival of the immature stage. The mean embrionary period was 15 days for the three hosts. The 4th nymph (puparium) was the longest during nymph development. Second and third instars had the highest survival. The mean length of the egg-adult cycle was 70 days for the three hosts evaluated. The eggs were laid in a spiral shape on the adaxial leaf surface. The 1st instars moved to short distances from the spiral, while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th are sessile and have bristles on the whole body. Based on the highest oviposition and the highest survival of the immature stage of the citrus blackfloy in acid lime Tahiti, this plant can be considered the most suitable host to A. woglumi.
Assuntos
Citrus/parasitologia , Hemípteros/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Mangifera/parasitologia , Animais , Citrus sinensis/parasitologiaRESUMO
A mosca-negra-dos-citros, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, foi detectada no Brasil em 2001. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a biologia, a biometria e a preferência hospedeira de A. woglumi em três plantas hospedeiras (laranja doce, lima ácida Tahiti e manga). Para isso, foram montados experimentos em laboratório, de janeiro a junho de 2006, com insetos coletados em plantas de limão-cravo, C. limonia na área de produção da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias - UFAM. No estudo da preferência hospedeira, foram avaliados: número de espirais (posturas) e de ovos por planta, número de ovos por espiral por planta, sobrevivência dos imaturos (ovos, ninfas de 1º, 2º, 3º e 4º estádios), enquanto no experimento de biologia foram avaliadas a duração e sobrevivência da fase imatura. O período embrionário foi de 15 dias em média para os três hospedeiros. O estádio de ninfa 4 (pupário) foi o mais longo quando comparado com as outras fases de desenvolvimento. A sobrevivência foi maior nas fases de ninfa 3, ovo e ninfa 2. A duração média do ciclo ovo-adulto foi de 70 dias para os três hospedeiros avaliados. Os ovos são colocados em forma de espiral na face inferior das folhas. As ninfas de 1º estádio locomovem-se a pequenas distâncias da espiral, enquanto as de 2º, 3º e 4º são sésseis e têm cerdas em todo o corpo. Com base na maior oviposição e sobrevivência da fase imatura da mosca-negra em lima ácida Tahiti, esta planta pode ser considerada o hospedeiro mais favorável para A. woglumi.
The citrus blackfloy, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, was detected in Brazil in 2001. The aim of this research was to evaluate the biology, biometry and host preference of A. woglumi in sweet orange, acid lime Tahiti and mango. Experiments were set in laboratory conditions with insects collected in rangpur lime plants in Manaus, State of Amazonas, from January to June of 2006. The following parameters were evaluated: number of spirals (ovopositions) and eggs per plant, number of eggs by spiral per plant, survival of the immatures (eggs, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th instars), and length and survival of the immature stage. The mean embrionary period was 15 days for the three hosts. The 4th nymph (puparium) was the longest during nymph development. Second and third instars had the highest survival. The mean length of the egg-adult cycle was 70 days for the three hosts evaluated. The eggs were laid in a spiral shape on the adaxial leaf surface. The 1st instars moved to short distances from the spiral, while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th are sessile and have bristles on the whole body. Based on the highest oviposition and the highest survival of the immature stage of the citrus blackfloy in acid lime Tahiti, this plant can be considered the most suitable host to A. woglumi.