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de Lacerda Ramos D, Borduchi LCL, Costa R, Fontes EMG, Laumann RA, Menezes C, Mota T, Sujii ER, Pires CSS. Acclimatization and Foraging of Native Brazilian Stingless Bees in Arenas with Covering Materials of Different Spectral Properties. Neotrop Entomol 2024; 53:499-513. [PMID: 38656591 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-024-01140-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The use of Meliponini for crop pollination in protected environments is practically non-existent. One of the reasons is the difficulty of acclimatizing Meliponini to the temperature and light conditions inside greenhouses. We investigated how covering materials used in greenhouses, which filter different intensities of ultraviolet (UV) light, affect the foraging behaviors, flight orientation, attraction to walls and ceilings, and mortality of Scaptotrigona cf. postica (Letreille), Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier), and Melipona quadrifasciata (Lepeletier). The experiments were conducted in 5.3 m3 arenas covered with four types of plastic films that do not polarize sunlight, with UV transmittance levels ranging from 0.1 to 54%, compared to a transparent glass control. The temperature inside the arenas varied between treatments, from 27 ± 3°C to 31 ± 2°C. All three species collected resources and returned to the colony, regardless of the covering material. However, the proportion of this behavior, the number of bees attracted to the ceiling and wall, and mortality varied among treatments and/or throughout the confinement days for each species. Melipona quadrifasciata and F. varia acclimatized better to the confined environments than S. cf. postica and showed consistent resource collection behavior throughout the confinement days in all tested materials, except for the one that filtered around 90% of UV. In all three species, the mortality gradually decreased throughout the confinement days. The results indicate that the choice of covering material, considering its optical characteristics, can be crucial to ensure greater effectiveness of the pollination services provided by stingless bees in protected systems.
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- Davi de Lacerda Ramos
- Laboratório de Ecologia E Biossegurança, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos E Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia E Biossegurança, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos E Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia E Biossegurança, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos E Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia E Biossegurança, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos E Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia E Fitopatologia, Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia E Biofísica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia E Biossegurança, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos E Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia E Biossegurança, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos E Biotecnologia, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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Li H, Peng Y, Wang Y, Summerhays B, Shu X, Vasquez Y, Vansant H, Grenier C, Gonzalez N, Kansagra K, Cartmill R, Sujii ER, Meng L, Zhou X, Lövei GL, Obrycki JJ, Sethuraman A, Li B. Global patterns of genomic and phenotypic variation in the invasive harlequin ladybird. BMC Biol 2023; 21:141. [PMID: 37337183 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01638-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), native to Asia, has been introduced to other major continents where it has caused serious negative impacts on local biodiversity. Though notable advances to understand its invasion success have been made during the past decade, especially with then newer molecular tools, the conclusions reached remain to be confirmed with more advanced genomic analyses and especially using more samples from larger geographical regions across the native range. Furthermore, although H. axyridis is one of the best studied invasive insect species with respect to life history traits (often comparing invasive and native populations), the traits responsible for its colonization success in non-native areas warrant more research. RESULTS Our analyses of genome-wide nuclear population structure indicated that an eastern Chinese population could be the source of all non-native populations and revealed several putatively adaptive candidate genomic loci involved in body color variation, visual perception, and hemolymph synthesis. Our estimates of evolutionary history indicate (1) asymmetric migration with varying population sizes across its native and non-native range, (2) a recent admixture between eastern Chinese and American populations in Europe, (3) signatures of a large progressive, historical bottleneck in the common ancestors of both populations and smaller effective sizes of the non-native population, and (4) the southwest origin and subsequent dispersal routes within its native range in China. In addition, we found that while two mitochondrial haplotypes-Hap1 and Hap2 were dominant in the native range, Hap1 was the only dominant haplotype in the non-native range. Our laboratory observations in both China and USA found statistical yet slight differences between Hap1 and Hap2 in some of life history traits. CONCLUSIONS Our study on H. axyridis provides new insights into its invasion processes into other major continents from its native Asian range, reconstructs a geographic range evolution across its native region China, and tentatively suggests that its invasiveness may differ between mitochondrial haplotypes.
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- Hongran Li
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Agroecology, Flakkebjerg Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- ELKH-DE Anthropocene Ecology Research Group, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Zoology & Ecology, Hungarian University of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Godollo, Hungary
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, San Marcos, CA, USA.
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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Schneider DI, Sujii ER, Laumann RA, Tidon R. Parasitoids of Drosophilids in the Brazilian Savanna: Spatial-temporal Distribution and Host Associations with Native and Exotic Species. Neotrop Entomol 2022; 51:514-525. [PMID: 35680780 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-022-00966-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Host-parasitoid interactions may have a relevant role not only in ecological processes but also in human procedures such as biological control and the management of invasive species. Although the Drosophila-parasitoid system has been widely used for investigating all aspects of host-parasitoid relationships, it is still poorly understood in tropical areas. Here, we investigate the richness, spatial-temporal distribution, and host associations of parasitoids attacking drosophilid flies in the core region of the Brazilian Savanna, a hotspot of biodiversity. Using different methods, we collected wasps on several occasions over 7 years and found 13 species representing families associated with drosophilid larvae (Figitidae, Braconidae) and pupae (Pteromalidae, Eurytomidae, Dipriidae). The dominant species infesting larvae and pupae were Dicerataspis grenadensis Ashmead and Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani), respectively. Spalangia simplex Perkins was recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Savanna. Although our study was not designed to evaluate collection methods, we observed that they captured different subsets of the wasp community. The spatiotemporal distribution of wasps followed those of drosophilids: they were more abundant in forests and during the rainy season, suggesting that the abundance of hosts, especially native drosophilids, is an important factor determining the assemblage structure and population dynamics of parasitoids. Common parasitoids and drosophilids were associated with more than one host/antagonist species, suggesting that caution should be used for the selection of biological control agents. This study confirms the role and relevance of natural vegetation in preserving biodiversity and ecosystem services, especially in a biome severely threatened by agricultural expansion.
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- Dariane Isabel Schneider
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Lab de Semioquímicos, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
- Depto de Genética e Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Blassioli-Moraes MC, Venzon M, Silveira LCP, Gontijo LM, Togni PHB, Sujii ER, Haro MM, Borges M, Michereff MFF, de Aquino MFS, Laumann RA, Caulfield J, Birkett M. Companion and Smart Plants: Scientific Background to Promote Conservation Biological Control. Neotrop Entomol 2022; 51:171-187. [PMID: 35020181 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-021-00939-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To attain sustainable agricultural crop protection, tools such as host plant resistance, enhanced ecosystem services (i.e. conserving natural enemies) and the deployment of companion plants should be promoted in pest management programmes. These agro system manipulations could be based on chemical ecology studies considering the interactions with natural enemies and pests, regarding specifically plant defence signalling. Further, new crop protection strategies might rise from widening the knowledge regarding how herbivore-induced plant volatiles can govern a multifaceted defence response including natural enemy recruitment, pest repellence or induced defence in neighbouring plants. It is crucial to use a multitrophic approach to understand better the interactions involving companion plants, herbivores and natural enemies in the field, increasing the knowledge to build more efficient and sustainable pest management strategies. In this review, we explore the perspectives of companion plants and their semiochemicals to promote conservation biological control according to the 'smart plants' concept. Further, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using companion plants and explore the application of companion plants in different agroecosystems using several case studies.
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- Agriculture and Livestock Research Enterprise of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Manejo e Conservação de Ecossistemas Naturais e Agrários, Univ Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Lab de Semioquímicos, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, 70770-917, Brazil
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- Agricultural Research and Rural Extension Company of Santa Catarina (EPAGRI), Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Lab de Semioquímicos, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, 70770-917, Brazil
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- Lab de Semioquímicos, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, 70770-917, Brazil.
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- Biointeractions and Crop Protection Dept, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Biointeractions and Crop Protection Dept, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK
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Togni PHB, Venzon M, Lagôa ACG, Sujii ER. Brazilian Legislation Leaning Towards Fast Registration of Biological Control Agents to Benefit Organic Agriculture. Neotrop Entomol 2019; 48:175-185. [PMID: 30847779 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-019-00675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Brazil is one of the main users of chemical pesticides in the world. These products threaten human and environmental health, and many of them are prohibited in countries other than Brazil. This paradigm exists in contrast with worldwide efforts to make the need for food production compatible with biodiversity conservation, preservation of ecosystem services, and human health. In this scenario, the development of sustainable methods for crop production and pest management such as organic agriculture and biological control are necessary. Herein, we describe how the process of registration of natural enemy-based products in organic agriculture is simpler and faster than the conventional route of chemical insecticides and can favor the development of the biological control market in Brazil. Since the regulatory mechanisms have been established in Brazil for organic agriculture, the number of biological control products registered has increased exponentially. Today, 50 companies and associations are marketing 16 species/isolates and 95 natural enemy-based products. Although this scenario presents a series of new opportunities to increase and stimulate a more sustainable agriculture in the country, biological control is not always aligned with the aims and philosophy of organic agriculture and agroecology. Therefore, we also argue that new research efforts are needed on understanding how conservation biological control strategies can be integrated with augmentation biological control to promote a sustainable agriculture under the concepts of organic agriculture and agroecology.
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- P H B Togni
- Depto de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília - UnB, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
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- Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais - EPAMIG, Viçosa, MG, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Univ de Brasília - UnB, Brasília, DF, Brasil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brasil
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Pimenta M, Mata RA, Venzon M, Cunha DNC, Fontes EMG, Pires CSS, Sujii ER. Survival and preference of cotton boll weevil adults for alternative food sources. BRAZ J BIOL 2016; 76:387-95. [PMID: 26934148 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.16214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Plants that have potential as alternative food source (floral nectar, pollen and plant tissues) to the boll weevil during the intercropping season were evaluated considering the prevalent conditions of Cerrado in the Central Brazil. Initially, we tested the nutritional adequacy for the survival of the insect of flower resource (pollen and nectar) provided by eight plant species (fennel, mexican sunflower, castor bean, okra, hibiscus, sorghum, pigeonpea and sunn hemp). Subsequently, we tested if the resources provided by the selected plants continued to be exploited by the boll weevil in the presence of cotton plant, its main food source average longevity of boll weevil adults was significantly longer when they were fed on hibiscus' flowers (166.6 ± 74.4) and okra flowers (34.7 ± 28.9) than when they fed on flowers of other six species. Subsequently, the preference of the boll weevil in the use of resources was compared between okra or hibiscus and cotton plants, in dual choice experiments. Boll weevils preferred plants of the three species in the reproductive stages than those in vegetative stages. Although the cotton plant in the reproductive stage was the most preferred plant of all, boll weevils preferred flowering okra and hibiscus than cotton at the vegetative stage.
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- M Pimenta
- Laboratório de Ecologia, Prédio do Controle Biológico, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Instituto Técnico Federal Goiano, Formosa, GO, Brazil
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- Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia, Prédio do Controle Biológico, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia, Prédio do Controle Biológico, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia, Prédio do Controle Biológico, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Sicsú PR, Macedo RH, Sujii ER. Oviposition Site Selection Structures Niche Partitioning Among Coccinellid Species in a Tropical Ecosystem. Neotrop Entomol 2015; 44:430-438. [PMID: 26245269 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-015-0313-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The competitive exclusion hypothesis suggests that coexisting related species using similar resources in nature should partition their realized niches. This hypothesis has direct implications for conservation strategies using biological control, taking into consideration the shifts caused by the introduction of natural enemies in a local community. Such introductions typically lead to disruptions in species interactions and interfere with community structure. In this study, we asked whether community structure of aphidophagous lady beetles is determined by the distribution of specific plants and aphids. To answer this question, we describe the distribution patterns of lady beetles (adults, larvae, and egg clusters) relative to plants and aphids in eight crop ecosystems in a central region of Brazil. We used canonical correspondence analysis to evaluate lady beetle distribution relative to selected habitat variables. Cycloneda sanguinea L., Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, Harmonia axyridis Pallas, and Eriopis connexa Germar (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) differed in their use of plants and aphids. The association of egg clusters with specific plants/aphids was stronger than that of larvae or adults. In conclusion, lady beetle species occupied different niches, indicating different patterns of habitat use that may facilitate their coexistence in crop ecosystems. Furthermore, immature individuals had more specific environmental associations than adults, likely because female choice of oviposition sites influences their distribution and thus lady beetle community structure.
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- P R Sicsú
- Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil
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Togni PHB, Souza LM, Sicsú PR, Costa VA, Amaral DSSL, Franco AC, Sujii ER, Venzon M. Coccinellidae Parasitoids in Brazil: Neglected Species in a Mega-Diverse Country. Neotrop Entomol 2015; 44:528-532. [PMID: 26123056 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-015-0309-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Current knowledge on coccinellids is primarily focused on their role as natural enemies of soft-bodied insects. However, there is a great diversity of coccinellid parasitoid species that are less studied. Here, we describe new records of coccinellid parasitoids with emphasis on new host-parasitoid interactions in 11 sample sites in Brazil. We collected 122 coccinellid individuals parasitized by six species of parasitoids in the Cerrado and in the Atlantic Rainforest biomes. New records of coccinellid parasitoids and host associations, expansion of habitat ranges and interactions are discussed focusing on the lack of basic information on these interactions in Brazil.
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- P H B Togni
- Univ Paulista, Campus Brasília, Quadra SGAS 913 Asa Sul, CEP: 70390130, Brasília, DF, Brasil,
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Harterreiten-Souza ES, Sujii ER, Pujol-Luz JR. A new species of the genus Micropeza Meigen (Diptera: Micropezidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 2014; 3827:392-6. [PMID: 25081169 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.3.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The stilt-legged fly genus Micropeza contains 82 valid species. Currently 10 species are recorded in Brazil. Here we describe a new species, M. dactyloptera sp. nov., based on 108 specimens (55 males and 53 females) from the States of Goiás, Paraná, and Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.;
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil.;
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Paula DP, Claudino D, Timbó RV, Miranda JE, Bemquerer MP, Ribeiro ACJ, Sujii ER, Fontes EMG, Pires CSS. Reproductive dormancy in boll-weevil from populations of the midwest of Brazil. J Econ Entomol 2013; 106:86-96. [PMID: 23448019 DOI: 10.1603/ec12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an introduced pest in Brazil, which in 30 yr has successfully expanded to various eco-regions and became the most important pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, Malvaceae). Given the limited knowledge about the adaptive mechanisms that allowed successful establishment of the pest population in a tropical region, in this work we studied the potential of the Midwest population of boll weevils to enter a reproductive dormancy and identified the importance of the feeding source for induction of dormancy. We investigated morphological and physiological characters as indicators of the dormancy. We also investigated the occurrence of reproductive dormancy in boll weevils populations from cotton farms of the Midwestern region of Brazil during the cotton and noncotton seasons of 2009 and 2010. The studies revealed that boll weevils entered facultative reproductive dormancy; however, unlike what has been observed for boll weevils from temperate and subtropical regions, the hypertrophy of fat body and hexamerin levels did not straightly correlated to reproductive dormancy. The food source and field conditions during early adult development were decisive factor for the induction of reproductive dormancy. The incidence of reproductive dormancy increased progressively as the phenology of cotton plant advanced, reaching approximately 90% at the end of the crop season. During the noncotton season, the boll weevil was predominantly found in reproductive dormancy, especially females; however, there is evidence of use of multiple adaptive strategies to colonize the next harvest.
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- D P Paula
- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, PqEB, W5 Norte, P.O. Box 02372, Postal Code 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Sujii ER, Togni PHB, de A Ribeiro P, de A Bernardes T, Milane PVGN, Paula DP, Pires CSS, Fontes EMG. Field evaluation of Bt cotton crop impact on nontarget pests: cotton aphid and boll weevil. Neotrop Entomol 2013; 42:102-11. [PMID: 23949719 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-012-0094-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bt cotton plants expressing Cry1Ac protein have high specificity for the control of lepidopteran larvae. However, studies conducted in several countries have shown these plants have a differential impact on nontarget herbivores. The aim of this study was to compare the colonization rates and population abundance of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in plots of Bt (Nuopal) and non-Bt cotton (Delta Opal) in an experimental field in Brasilia, DF, Brazil. No difference was observed in the preference and colonization by winged aphids to plants from the two treatments. There was no significant difference in abundance of wingless aphids or in the production of winged aphids between treatments. Apparently, the parameters that control factors such as fecundity, survival, and dispersal were similar on both Bt and non-Bt plants. Monitoring of plants for coccinellids, a specialist predator of aphids, and ants that act on the dispersal of aphids among plants showed no significant difference between Bt and non-Bt plants, supporting the inference above. Regarding the effect on boll weevil, there was also no significant difference between treatments in the total number of fruiting structures attacked in each plot, the percentage of fruiting structures attacked per plant or on the number of weevils emerging from fruits with boll weevil damage from egg-laying, when damaged fruit samples were held in the laboratory. Based on these results, we conclude that there is no impact of Bt cotton crop expressing Cry1Ac on the nontarget herbivores tested under field conditions.
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- E R Sujii
- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotcnologia-Cenargen, Brasilia, DF, Brasil.
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Magalhães DM, Borges M, Laumann RA, Sujii ER, Mayon P, Caulfield JC, Midega CAO, Khan ZR, Pickett JA, Birkett MA, Blassioli-Moraes MC. Semiochemicals from herbivory induced cotton plants enhance the foraging behavior of the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis. J Chem Ecol 2012. [PMID: 23179097 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0216-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, has been monitored through deployment of traps baited with aggregation pheromone components. However, field studies have shown that the number of insects caught in these traps is significantly reduced during cotton squaring, suggesting that volatiles produced by plants at this phenological stage may be involved in attraction. Here, we evaluated the chemical profile of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by undamaged or damaged cotton plants at different phenological stages, under different infestation conditions, and determined the attractiveness of these VOCs to adults of A. grandis. In addition, we investigated whether or not VOCs released by cotton plants enhanced the attractiveness of the aggregation pheromone emitted by male boll weevils. Behavioral responses of A. grandis to VOCs from conspecific-damaged, heterospecific-damaged (Spodoptera frugiperda and Euschistus heros) and undamaged cotton plants, at different phenological stages, were assessed in Y-tube olfactometers. The results showed that volatiles emitted from reproductive cotton plants damaged by conspecifics were attractive to adults boll weevils, whereas volatiles induced by heterospecific herbivores were not as attractive. Additionally, addition of boll weevil-induced volatiles from reproductive cotton plants to aggregation pheromone gave increased attraction, relative to the pheromone alone. The VOC profiles of undamaged and mechanically damaged cotton plants, in both phenological stages, were not different. Chemical analysis showed that cotton plants produced qualitatively similar volatile profiles regardless of damage type, but the quantities produced differed according to the plant's phenological stage and the herbivore species. Notably, vegetative cotton plants released higher amounts of VOCs compared to reproductive plants. At both stages, the highest rate of VOC release was observed in A. grandis-damaged plants. Results show that A. grandis uses conspecific herbivore-induced volatiles in host location, and that homoterpene compounds, such as (E)-4,8-dimethylnona-1,3,7-triene and (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-1,3,7,11-tetraene and the monoterpene (E)-ocimene, may be involved in preference for host plants at the reproductive stage.
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- D M Magalhães
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, W5 Norte, CEP 70770-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Harterreiten-Souza ÉS, Togni PHB, Milane PVGN, Cavalcante KR, Medeiros MAD, Pires CSS, Sujii ER. Seasonal fluctuation in the population of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and co-occurrence with other Coccinellids in the Federal District of Brazil. Pap Avulsos Zool 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s0031-10492012001100001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), was first recorded in Brazil in 2002 in Paraná state and subsequently observed in Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais. This species can spread to new areas and become dominant in the local community, reducing the density and diversity of native species, mainly Coccinellidae. The objective of this work was to record for the first time the occurrence of H. axyridis in the Federal District and its co-occurrence with other Coccinellidae species. The individuals were collected directly from plants at an organic farm in Taguatinga and in experimental fields of Embrapa Hortaliças, located in the Federal District, from August 2008 to January 2010. We collected 881 Coccinelids, and of these, 110 belong to the species H. axyridis. These were found exclusively on the following plants of the succinea group: maize, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, cucumber, cotton, tomato and coriander. We also observed its co-occurrence with the following lady beetle species: Cycloneda sanguine (Linnaeus, 1763), Hippodamia convergens (Guerin-Meneville 1842), Eriopis connexa (German, 1824), Scymnus sp., Nephaspis sp., Azya luteipes (Mulsant, 1850), Hyperaspis festiva (Mulsant, 1850), Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866), Psyllobora sp. and Coleomegilla maculata (De Geer, 1775). So far, we have not found any negative interactions between H. axyridis and these species. This is the northernmost H. axyridis record in Brazil. Moreover, the region was previously considered to have a low probability of occurrence for this species. Therefore, this record confirms that H. axyridis presents great adaptive plasticity to new habitats.
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Medeiros MA, Ribeiro PA, Morais HC, Castelo Branco M, Sujii ER, Salgado-Laboriau ML. Identification of plant families associated with the predators Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Menéville (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae) using pollen grain as a natural marker. BRAZ J BIOL 2010; 70:293-300. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842010005000011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The predators Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Menéville (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), are frequently observed on vegetable crops, especially on tomato plants, as well as on flowers of several plants around crop fields. It is well known that when predators feed on pollen and nectar they can increase their longevity and reproductive capacity. The objective of this work was to identify plants that could be a pollen source for H. convergens and C. externa in order to develop strategies to attract and keep these predators in vegetable fields like the tomato crop. Adults of C. externa (53 individuals) and H. convergens (43 individuals) were collected in fields from 2004-2005 at Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasília, Federal District. The insects were processed by the acetolysis method and pollen from them was extracted and identified. A total of 11335 grains of pollen belonging to 21 families were extracted from C. externa. A total of 46 pollen grains belonging to ten families were extracted from H. convergens. The Poaceae family was the most abundant one for C. externa while Asteraceae was the commonest pollen for H. convergens. The importance of pollen from different plant species as a food resource for each predator species gives an indication of the importance of plant community structure inside and around crop fields for the establishment of these predator populations and to enhance conservation biological control.
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- MA Medeiros
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa, Brazil
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Sujii ER, Garcia MA, Fontes EM, da Silva SM, Meyer JF. Soil temperature and diapause maintenance in eggs of the spittlebug, Deois flavopicta (Hemiptera: Cercopidae). BRAZ J BIOL 2001; 61:605-13. [PMID: 12071316 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842001000400009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Diapausing eggs of the neotropical pasture pest, Deois flavopicta (Stal) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), were exposed to low overnight temperatures that simulated field conditions during the dry season (23/12, 23/15 and 23/18 degrees C day/night), for different periods (0-60 days). After treatment, eggs were kept at 28 degrees C and contact water (100% humidity) until hatching. A group of diapausing eggs were kept all the time under this last condition as a control treatment. Time for hatching (in degree-days) was reduced with decrease in low overnight temperature and increase of exposure time to these cold shocks, although there was no interaction between the factors. Regression of exposure time to cold shock influencing the expected mean hatching time produced independent equations for temperatures below 18 degrees C and 15 degrees C. We constructed a model that simulates the expected proportion of the population hatching after the beginning of rainy season based on regression equations to mean hatching time and associated standard deviation. The simulation generated for the model correlated significantly with nymphal population observed in the field. These results showed that overnight soil temperatures below 18 degrees C, as occurs in Central and South-eastern Brazil between May and August, shorten the period of diapause, increase quiescent eggs in the soil, and may have synchronize population hatching.
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- E R Sujii
- Laboratório de Bioecologia e Semioquímicos de Insetos, Embrapa/Cenargen, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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