Ecologia Nutricional de Insetos e suas Implicações no Manejo de Pragas

Aragão, Mario B.

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x1993000100013

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“…Além da diferença da duração da fotofase, a qualidade do alimento pode ter influenciado. Segundo Garcia (1991), a mudança na proporção ou na quantidade de nutrientes determina a adequação ou não do alimento. Hagen (1987), mostra que houve desenvolvimento mais rápido quando o predador Propylaejaponica Thun.…”

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Capacidade de predação, sobrevivência e ciclo biológico do predador Montina confusa Stal (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) alimentado com lagartas da broca da cana-de-açúcar, Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Freitas¹

1995

An. Soc. Entomol. Bras.

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Biological performance of Montina confusa Stal (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) fed ou Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. larvae, under laboratory conditions showed that the sugar cane borer is a suitable food for mass rearing of the predator. Results indicated 9.6 ovipositions and 1,158 eggs per female; egg viability was 62.0%; incubation period lasted 13.6 days; postembnonic period lasted 54.7 days and showed five instars; predation capacity dunng 30 days was 92.8 and 76.7 larvae for female and male, respectively.

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Capacidade de predação, sobrevivência e ciclo biológico do predador Montina confusa Stal (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) alimentado com lagartas da broca da cana-de-açúcar, Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Freitas¹

1995

An. Soc. Entomol. Bras.

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“…Further, there are several potential drivers that may result in an increase of gaster size relative to body size (see Anderson et al, 2020 for a discussion of head expansion with concomitant gaster expansion in biomechanical models) in species whose workers are able to lay trophic or haploid eggs. Conversely, the epigeic fauna sampled by pitfalls selected larger sized species, more ventral eyes (probably linked to hunting methods or orientation (Fowler et al, 1991)), comparatively narrower gaster, and shorter petiole. Additionally, the second axis of morphological variation revealed differences (given body size) in scape, metafemur, eye, and clypeus lengths of the leaf litter assemblage (although not correlated with the PWindex ), implying larger variation in the morphologies of smaller ants inhabiting the leaf litter (Silva & Brandão, 2010).…”

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Sampling local ant diversities and the importance of trait analyses

2023

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Ants are an incredibly diverse and ubiquitous group of invertebrates in most terrestrial ecosystems. Although extensively sampled, the majority of ant inventories do not evaluate the effect of different sampling techniques in capturing nontraditional metrics of diversity. We aimed to quantify TD (taxonomic) and FD (functional) diversities for a local ant assemblage by integrating metrics and evaluating complementarity of pitfall traps and Winkler extractors for the leaf litter versus epigeic ant faunas and to determine the effect of sampling techniques on functional composition (community‐weighted means of 11 morphological traits) and functional diversity (multi‐trait morphospace measured with three different metrics). We sampled the local community in an Atlantic Forest fragment using week‐long pitfall traps and 1m2 leaf litter samples submitted to Winkler extractors and quantified the contribution on the technique to uniquely capture the ant morphospace by applying a new index (PWindex). Although ant TD overlapped, FD was significantly affected by the sampling technique. By controlling for TD effects, the community collected by each technique was differentially structured. Higher TD did not translate into wider morphospace for Winklers. Pitfalls recovered more functionally overdispersed assemblages. Pitfalls and Winklers overlapped in the sampling of the overall community, but each sampling method contributed with a unique spectrum to the ant morphospace. Our results suggest the importance of incorporating FD metrics in local ant inventories and the importance of sampling techniques when measuring the magnitude of FD and community structure. Our PWindex further illuminates sampling effects for ant assemblages.Abstract in Portuguese & Spanish is available with online material.

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“…Nevertheless, the genus Solenopsis represented only by the species S. saevissima, showed the best removal time (approximately 43%) of A. fraterculus larvae. Species of this genus are found in the most diverse habitats, from preserved forests FOWLER, 1995) to more open environments, such as agricultural fields, because they have high invasion ability and adaptation to areas under human impact (PACHECO et al, 2009) and they have a varied diet, being able to pass long periods of food shortage and compete with other species of ants for resources more efficiently through mass recruitment (FOWLER et al, 1991). Pheidole and Solenopsis were the most efficient ants as predators of Anastrepha in the Monte Alto region São Paulo State, Brazil (GALLI; RAMPAZO, 1996) and Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 of Anastrepha suspensa (Loew, 1862) in star fruit (Averrhoa carambola L., Oxalidaceae) orchards, in Florida, United States (HENESSEY, 1997).…”

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Can ants contribute to the conservative biological control of the south american fruit fly?

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Krüger²,

Lutinski³

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Biosci. J.

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Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) are an efficient group of insects as predators of various arthropods. Based on records of the predatory ant activity, a survey was carried out on the efficiency in predation of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae, considering the percentage of removal of larvae using the variables of soil density and moisture content and their effect on the larvae burying. For this, A. fraterculus larvae were released to the soil and observed for 10 min while burying or removed by the ants in a peach (Prunus persica, Rosaceae) orchard. Eight ant species were recorded removing 32.70% of the larvae. Solenopsis saevissima was the most efficient species, with 42.86% of larvae removal. There were no significant correlations between the predation by ants with soil density and soil moisture content. Despite this, the study pointed out that ants belong to genera Pachycondyla, Pheidole, Pogonomyrmex and Solenopsis can be predators on A. fraterculus larvae, with emphasis on the S. saevissima. These ants can contribute as important agents of conservative biological control of the population of A. fraterculus in peach orchard and their conservation becomes interesting to use of combined control methods aiming to reduce insecticides and aggressive soil management methods.

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Ecologia Nutricional de Insetos e suas Implicações no Manejo de Pragas

Cited by 21 publications

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Capacidade de predação, sobrevivência e ciclo biológico do predador Montina confusa Stal (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) alimentado com lagartas da broca da cana-de-açúcar, Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Capacidade de predação, sobrevivência e ciclo biológico do predador Montina confusa Stal (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) alimentado com lagartas da broca da cana-de-açúcar, Diatraea saccharalis Fabr. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Sampling local ant diversities and the importance of trait analyses

Can ants contribute to the conservative biological control of the south american fruit fly?

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