Primeira ocorrência de Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) predando lagartas desfolhadoras do dendezeiro no estado do Pará

Abstract

-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.

Spatial dependency and correlation of properties of soil cultivated with oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, in agroforestry systems in the eastern Brazilian Amazon

“…began in the Amazon region in the mid-1940s, as it was considered economically feasible in the edaphoclimatic conditions in the region (Silva et al 2011). Presently, the state of Pará, in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, is the largest producer of oil palm in Brazil, and its northeastern mesoregion features the highest yield (Ribeiro et al 2010). Oil palm trees are usually produced in conventional monoculture, however, there is evidence to support that oil palms can be produced in agroforestry systems (AFSs) in combination with other agricultural and silvicultural species (Santiago et al 2013).…”

Complete genome sequence and structural characterization of a novel iflavirus isolated from Opsiphanes invirae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

“…invirae, no viruses have been isolated from this insect (Lemos et al, 2009a(Lemos et al, , 2009bLima et al, 2013;Ribeiro et al, 2010;Tinôco, 2008).…”

Open ocean nocturnal insect migration in the Brazilian South Atlantic with comments on flight endurance

“…Remarks. Recorded from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and the southern United States (Ribeiro et al, 2010); Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay and the Galapagos (Dellapé, Martínez & Coscarón, 2003). In Brazil there are collections from Bahia: (sine loco); Goiás: (Chapada dos Veadeiros); Minas Gerais: (Belo Horizonte—sucking a caterpillar); Mato Grosso: (sine loco); Espírito Santo (20°40′S 40°30′W); Rio de Janeiro: Angra dos Reis; Petrópolis; Rio de Janeiro (Copacabana; Quinta da Boa Vista); Serra dos Órgãos; Paraná: (sine loco); Santa Catarina: (sine loco); São Paulo: (sine loco) (MNRJ collection, subsequently lost in the fire); Pará (Ribeiro et al, 2010); Rio Grande do Sul (Dellapé, Martínez & Coscarón, 2003; Magistrali et al, 2014).…”