Plant Bugs (Miridae) as Plant Pests

Wheeler, A. G.; ., Jr.

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“…Os mirídeos têm sido alvo de estudos pelos danos que causam às plantas cultivadas (WHEELER, 2000a), pela presença de espécies predadoras com potencial para agentes de controle biológico (WHEELER, 2000b), e pelo fato biológico de que grande número de espécies fitosuccívoras, conhecidas como "facultativas" ou omnívoras, apresentar, ocasionalmente, hábitos predatórios (HENRY, 2000). A demanda por identificação de mirídeos para pesquisas relacionadas às plantas cultivadas tem se intensificado.…”

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Miridae (Heteroptera) fitófagos e predadores de Minas Gerais, Brasil, com ênfase em espécies com potencial econômico

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Silva

Coelho

2001

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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Miridae (Heteroptera) fitófagos e predadores de Minas Gerais, Brasil, com ênfase em espécies com potencial econômico

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Silva

Coelho

2001

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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“…Their economic importance has been underestimated, although some species are serious pests of several crops [1]. Despite the importance of the family within Heteroptera, there is relatively little information to our knowledge on their mating behavior and associated communication processes.…”

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Percussion signals of Lygus rugulipennis Poppius (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Koczor

Čokl

2014

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The European tarnished plant bug (Lygus rugulipennis Poppius) is among the most serious pests in the family Miridae, and therefore there is increasing interest in understanding the behaviour of this species. In the present study, laboratory recordings were taken using a laser vibrometer on adult males and females to ascertain whether acoustic signals are involved in intraspecific communication. Recordings were both carried out on plant and loudspeaker membrane substrates. Males and females emitted vibratory signals and the present results indicate that these signals are important during courtship. The basic signal characteristics measured were the dominant frequency, pulse duration, repetition time and number of pulses per group within the signal. Male and female signals did not differ in respect to any of these characteristics. Plant recorded signals were longer because of different mechanical properties of substrates. Additionally, the high frequency components were attenuated due to the low-pass filtering properties of plants. As this is the first study on vibratory communication of the European tarnished plant bug, we believe these findings may contribute considerably to the better understanding of the mating behavior of this important pest species.

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“…Their highest diversity is recorded in the Neotropics, and about 1,000 species are known from Brazil (FERREIRA et al, 2001). Although most mirids are plant feeders, as many as one half of the species feed as scavengers or facultative predators (WHEELER, 2000). Studies on biology and diversity of mirids are still scarce.…”

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“…Also known as plant bugs, mirids are among the most abundant insects on herbs, shrubs and trees (WHEELER, 2000). Their highest diversity is recorded in the Neotropics, and about 1,000 species are known from Brazil (FERREIRA et al, 2001).…”

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Composition and structure of a Miridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) assemblage from a relict of deciduous rainforest in southern Brazil

Barcellos

Schmidt

Ferreira

2011

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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A two-year study was carried out to evaluate the composition, abundance and species richness of Miridae from Parque Estadual do Turvo, municipality of Derrubadas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Samplings were made in the springs of 2003 and 2004 (October), and autumns of 2004 and 2005 (May), using a beating tray method, along two trails of the park. Sampling effort (hours x collectors) in the quantitative collections totaled 153 hours. Two-hundred mirid specimens of 50 species were collected. The most abundant mirid was Prepops setosipes (Reuter, 1910), representing 23% of the collected individuals, followed by Collaria capixaba Carvalho & Fontes, 1981 (10.5%) and Tropidosteptes cribratus (Stål, 1860) (7%), the latter recorded in all sampling periods. The highest abundance was observed in the springs of 2003 and 2004, with 53 and 78 individuals, respectively. Rarefaction method showed that estimated species richness was higher in autumn/2004 than in the other sampling periods, and higher along Yucumã than in Garcia trail. Besides a higher species richeness, Yucumã had more exclusive species than Garcia trail. The percent of species represented by one or two specimens in quantitative samplings (singletons and doubletons) was 60%. Additional samplings including hand collection, random beating tray and light trap collections added 20 species not recorded in the quantitative samplings.

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Plant Bugs (Miridae) as Plant Pests

Cited by 46 publications

References 182 publications

Miridae (Heteroptera) fitófagos e predadores de Minas Gerais, Brasil, com ênfase em espécies com potencial econômico

Miridae (Heteroptera) fitófagos e predadores de Minas Gerais, Brasil, com ênfase em espécies com potencial econômico

Percussion signals of Lygus rugulipennis Poppius (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Composition and structure of a Miridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) assemblage from a relict of deciduous rainforest in southern Brazil

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