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Biodiversity of natural enemies of Pseudococcidae in the Semiarid region of Brazil
- Source :
- Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA-Alice), Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), instacron:EMBRAPA
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Journal of Agricultural Science, v. 12, n. 7, p. 24-31, 2020., 2020.
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Abstract
- Pseudococcidae species, also known as mealybugs, comprises a complex of pests in various cultivated and non-cultivated plant species, among which fruit plants are most affected by both direct and indirect damage. The incidence of these pest species has been constant in productive environments, causing significant losses due to sap suction, virus transmission, and damage to fruit quality. Thus, this study aimed to know and investigate the population dynamics of natural enemies of Pseudococcidae in different fruit plants cultivated in the semiarid region of Brazil. For this, mealybugs associated with roots, stems, leaves, and fruits of vine, pear, apple, persimmon, guava, and acerola trees were collected biweekly in 14 properties in the São Francisco Valley region, from July 2016 to June 2017. These mealybugs were properly separated for the removal of their predators and the emergence of parasitoids associated with them (Pseudococcidae). Coccophagus sp., Aenasius sp., Anagyrus kamali, Anagyrus sp. 1, Anagyrus sp. 2, Anagyrus sp. 3, Anagyrus sp. 4, Coccidoxenoides perminutus, Gyranusoidea indica, Leptomastix dactylopii, Prochiloneurus sp., Aprostocetus sp., and Signiphora sp. were identified as parasitoids and Diadiplosis multifila, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Tenuisvalvae notata, Cycloneda sanguinea, and Hippodamia convergens were identified as predators, in addition to unidentified species of Coccinellidae and Chrysopidae. Made available in DSpace on 2022-10-21T14:09:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Biodiversity-of-Natural-Enemies-of-Pseudococcidae-in-the-Semiarid-Region-of-Brazil-2020.pdf: 210030 bytes, checksum: 1fbe49af51d5d23a9451c64e981f624a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2020
- Subjects :
- Semiárido
Pseudococcidae
Population
Natural enemies
Hippodamia convergens
Cycloneda sanguinea
Predadores
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
education
Parasitóides
education.field_of_study
biology
Parasitoids
Biodiversidade
Inimigo Natural
Controle Biológico
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Biodiversity
biology.organism_classification
Plant protection
Predators
Horticulture
Fruticultura
Anagyrus
Biological control
040103 agronomy & agriculture
Aprostocetus
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Coccinellidae
Proteção de plantas
Chrysopidae
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA-Alice), Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), instacron:EMBRAPA
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ab48030d2e9d05547b1bd99ed8d21d6