Social wasps as biological control agents against diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae), a cucumber pest in Amazonas, Brazil
| Autor: | Gilcélia Melo Lourido, Alexandre Somavilla, Karla Francini G. Guerra, Thiago Mahlmann V. Lopes |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Brachygastra lecheguana Biological pest control Zoology Polybia 01 natural sciences Predation Lepidoptera genitalia Crambidae Polistinae QH540-549.5 Ecology biology biology.organism_classification 010602 entomology melonworm moth QL1-991 Insect Science Polybia liliacea predation PEST analysis Cucumis sativus QH1-278.5 Natural history (General) |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional do INPA Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) instacron:INPA Sociobiology, Vol 66, Iss 4 (2019) |
| Popis: | Diaphania hyalinata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), popularly known as "melonworm moth", is considered a main pest of the cucumber, and depending on the intensity of infestation, the damage can reach 100%. Herein, we report the predation of D. hyalinata larvae by seven social wasp species: Brachygastra lecheguana, Polybia dimidiata, Polybia ignobilis, Polybia liliacea, Protopolybia minutissima, Synoeca surinama and Synoeca virginea, and predation of D. hyalinata pupae by Polybia liliacea. We suggest that Polybia liliacea, should be considered as a potential biological control for cucumbers, due to its high index of captured prey and intense foraging activity. © 2019 Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. All rights reserved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|