Semiochemical mediators of communication of the Cerambycinae and Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) species in Cerrado and Atlantic Forest areas of São Paulo State

• Grant number: 13/26936-2
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): July 01, 2014
• Effective date (End): June 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy
• Principal Investigator: José Maurício Simões Bento
• Grantee: Weliton Dias da Silva
• Home Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this project we aim to study the chemical ecology of Cerambycinae and Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) species in areas of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest of São Paulo State, on which it will be determined the pheromones responsible for chemical communication of native species. Initially, traps containing pheromones already identified for Cerambycinae and Lamiinae will be used to capture insects for the experiments in the two areas. Beetles of both subfamilies that were captured in the highest numbers every two weeks will be aerated and the obtained extracts will be tested by GC-EAD and analyzed by GC-MS. After the first year of project, the two most frequent/abundant species of each subfamily in each area will be selected for identification, synthesis, and field-testing of their pheromones. Pheromones of other species will be only identified. In the second year, the synthetic pheromones will be tested in the field separately, in blends or in combination with plant volatiles in the same areas of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. This study will provide new information on chemical ecology of cerambycids of Brazil, and will support the development of new strategies of monitoring and survey of native species with a conservationist approach or for agricultural practices, as well as for quarantine inspections. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SILVA, WELITON D.; ZOU, YUNFAN; HANKS, LAWRENCE M.; BENTO, JOSE MAURICIO S.; MILLAR, JOCELYN G. Enantiomers of fuscumol acetate comprise the aggregation-sex pheromone of the South American cerambycid beetle Psapharochrus maculatissimus, and likely pheromones of the cerambycids Eupromerella plaumanni and Hylettus seniculus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, v. 167, n. 11, p. 915-921, NOV 2019. Web of Science Citations: 1.

SILVA, WELITON D.; MILLAR, JOCELYN G.; HANKS, LAWRENCE M.; COSTA, CAMILA M.; LEITE, MARIANA O. G.; TONELLI, MATEUS; BENTO, JOSE MAURICIO S. Interspecific Cross-Attraction between the South American Cerambycid Beetles Cotyclytus curvatus and Megacyllene acuta is Averted by Minor Pheromone Components. Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 44, n. 3, p. 268-275, MAR 2018. Web of Science Citations: 3.

SILVA, WELITON D.; ZOU, YUNFAN; BENTO, JOSE M. S.; HANKS, LAWRENCE M.; MILLAR, JOCELYN G. Aggregation-Sex Pheromones and Likely Pheromones of 11 South American Cerambycid Beetles, and Partitioning of Pheromone Channels. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 5, AUG 29 2017. Web of Science Citations: 8.

SILVA, WELITON D.; MILLAR, JOCELYN G.; HANKS, LAWRENCE M.; BENTO, JOSE MAURICIO S. (6E,8Z)-6,8-Pentadecadienal, a Novel Attractant Pheromone Produced by Males of the Cerambycid Beetles Chlorida festiva and Chlorida costata. Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 42, n. 10, p. 1082-1085, OCT 2016. Web of Science Citations: 4.

SILVA, WELITON D.; MILLAR, JOCELYN G.; HANKS, LAWRENCE M.; BENTO, JOSE MAURICIO S. 10-Methyldodecanal, a Novel Attractant Pheromone Produced by Males of the South American Cerambycid Beetle Eburodacrys vittata. PLoS One, v. 11, n. 8 AUG 11 2016. Web of Science Citations: 7.