New evidences supporting trophobiosis between populations of Edessa rufomarginata (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) and Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ants

Silva, Daniel P.; Fernandes, José Antônio Marin

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2016.02.002

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“…Trophobiotic interactions between ants (offering protection against natural enemies) and Sternorryncha (supplying sugary food substances) are one of the main mechanisms that maintain the overabundance of ants in ecosystems (Kaminski et al, 2010;Silva and Fernandes, 2016;Klimes et al, 2018), which may decrease the abundance of natural enemies, including Sternorryncha predators (Karami-Jamour et al, 2018;Tong et al, 2019). Number of chewing insects (e.g., Lamprosoma sp.)…”

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Distribution pattern of arthropods and their ecological interactions on the leaf surfaces of Terminalia argentea saplings

Oliveira,

Demolin-Leite,

Veloso

et al. 2024

Braz. J. Biol.

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Terminalia argentea tree, native to Brazil, is widely used in landscaping, recovering degraded areas, its wood, coal production, and the bark or leaf extracts has medicinal use. Despite of its importance, the arthropod fauna associated to this plant and its interspecific relationships still needs further studies. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the arthropods, their ecological indices and the distribution in the leaf faces on T. argentea saplings. The numbers of phytophagous insects (e.g., Cephalocoema sp.), pollinators (e.g., Tetragonisca angustula), and natural enemies (e.g., Oxyopidae), and their ecological indices (e.g., species richness), were higher on the adaxial leaf faces on T. argentea saplings. Aggregated distribution of phytophagous insects (e.g., Aphis spiraecola), pollinators (e.g., Trigona spinipes), and natural enemies (e.g., Camponotus sp.) on T. argentea saplings was observed. Abundance, diversity, and species richness of natural enemies correlated, positively, with those of phytophagous and pollinators insects. Predators and tending ants followed their prey and sucking insects, respectively. Tending ants protected sucking insects against predators, and reduced chewing insects. The high number of Cephalocoema sp. on T. argentea saplings is a problem, because this insect can feed on leaves of this plant, but its preference for the adaxial leaf face favors its control. The aggregation behavior of arthropods on T. argentea saplings favors the control of potential pests of this plant. There seems to be competition between tending ants for space and food resources on T. argentea saplings.

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Distribution pattern of arthropods and their ecological interactions on the leaf surfaces of Terminalia argentea saplings

Oliveira,

Demolin-Leite,

Veloso

et al. 2024

Braz. J. Biol.

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“…On the other hand, the reduction in the number of spider individuals with the increase in that of sap-sucking insects is, possibly, due to interactions between protocooperating ants (e.g., P. termitarius) with these Hemiptera (e.g., A. reticulatum) on A. mangium saplings. Trophobiotic interactions between ants (protecting against natural enemies) and Sternorryncha (supplying sugary food substances) are one of the main mechanisms that maintain the overabundance of ants in ecosystems (Kaminski et al, 2010;Silva and Fernandes, 2016;Klimes et al, 2018), which may decrease that of natural enemies, including spiders (Venturino et al, 2008;Leite et al, 2012Leite et al, , 2016. The reduction in populations of Sternorrhyncha predators (e.g., Dolichopodidae) on A. mangium saplings by protocooperating ants shows the negative impact of the latter on the biological control of sap-sucking hemipterans (Karami-Jamour et al, 2018;Tong et al, 2019).…”

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Arthropod fauna on the abaxial and adaxial surfaces of Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) leaves

Gomes

Leite²,

Soares

et al. 2023

Braz. J. Biol.

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Acacia mangium (Willd., 1806) (Fabales: Fabaceae) is a fast growing, rustic, pioneer species, with potential to fix nitrogen, and for programs to recover degraded areas. The objective was to evaluate the distribution and the functional diversity of interactions and the K-dominance of arthropod groups on A. mangium saplings. The number of individuals of eleven species of phytophagous insects, three bee species, and fourteen natural enemy species were highest on the adaxial leaf surface of this plant. Abundance, diversity and species richness of phytophagous insects and natural enemies, and abundance and species richness of pollinators were highest on the adaxial A. mangium leaf surface. The distribution of five species of sap-sucking hemipterans and six of protocooperating ants (Hymenoptera), with positive interaction between these groups, and three bee species (Hymenoptera) were aggregated on leaves of A. mangium saplings. Aethalion reticulatum (L.) (Hemiptera: Aethalionidae) and Bemisia sp. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae); Brachymyrmex sp. and Camponotus sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); and Trigona spinipes Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) were the most dominant phytophagous insects, natural enemies, and pollinators, respectively, on A. mangium leaves. Knowledge of preferred leaf surfaces could help integrated pest management programs.

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Feeding Sites of True Bugs and Resulting Damage to Plants

Panizzi

Lucini

Mitchell

2021

Entomology in Focus

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New evidences supporting trophobiosis between populations of Edessa rufomarginata (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) and Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ants

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Distribution pattern of arthropods and their ecological interactions on the leaf surfaces of Terminalia argentea saplings

Distribution pattern of arthropods and their ecological interactions on the leaf surfaces of Terminalia argentea saplings

Arthropod fauna on the abaxial and adaxial surfaces of Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) leaves

Feeding Sites of True Bugs and Resulting Damage to Plants

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