| Revista: | Revista brasileira de entomologia |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000303167 |
| ISSN: | 0085-5626 |
| Autors: | Silveira, Luis Claudio Paterno1 Bueno, Vanda Helena Paes2 |
| Institucions: | 1Instituto Agronomico de Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Entomologia, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil |
| Any: | 2003 |
| Període: | Dic |
| Volum: | 47 |
| Número: | 4 |
| Paginació: | 631-635 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Portugués |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | The minute pirate bugs, Orius spp., are known as predators on several pests as thrips, aphids, spider mites and whiteflies. Orius insidiosus is an important thrips predator, commercially used around the world. However, one of the main problems on biological control of thrips in temperate regions is the occurrence of reproductive diapause in Orius species. This characteristic promotes the interruption of biological control strategies when predators are exposed to short photoperiods. This research had as objective to evaluate the influence of different photoperiod conditions on eggs/nymphs and adults of O. insidiosus in laboratory. The trials were carried out through the combination of eggs/nymphs and adults reared under the photoperiods 10L:14D; 11L:13D; 12L:12D and 13L:11D, at 25±2ºC and 70±10% RH. The predators were maintained during their pre-imaginal development time under one of the photoperiods and, after being emerged as adults transferred to another photoperiod regime. The predator had a tendency to present longer development time under photoperiod 13L:11D. There was no influence of the different photoperiods conditions on the reproduction of O. insidiosus. The females laid eggs normally during all their lifetime. O. insidiosus is not sensitive to photoperiod evaluated and do not enter in reproductive diapause |
| Disciplines | Biología |
| Paraules clau: | Insectos, Reproducción y desarrollo, Diapausa, Fotoperíodo, Orius insidiosus, Heteroptera |
| Keyword: | Biology, Insects, Reproduction and development, Diapause, Photoperiod, Orius insidiosus, Heteroptera |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
