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| Author(s): |
Aline Farhat Pomari
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2013-11-25 |
| Examining board members: |
Adeney de Freitas Bueno;
Regiane Cristina Oliveira de Freitas Bueno;
José Roberto Postali Parra;
Zila Luz Paulino Simoes;
Alessandra Marieli Vacari
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| Advisor: | Sergio Antonio de Bortoli; Adeney de Freitas Bueno |
| Abstract | |
This thesis aimed to conduct essential research and the use of alternative host and dispersion behavior of Telenomus remus, to guide the use of this species in biological control programs, in corn and soybean. Initial experiments, involving methodologies that for conducting experiments determined is necessary to use unfeasible eggs, 24 h exposure to parasitism and 20 females for 100 host eggs. Studies on the biology and parasitism of T. remus to Corcyra cephalonica eggs by different generations, showed rates of parasitism augmentative to the F7 generation, from this, the number of parasitized eggs was similar (± 62 eggs) and the potential of parasitism throughout life was analogous to that observed for the host creation in F19 generation. The influence of relative humidity was reviewed and has determined that this must be equal to or greater than 80% for T. remus present good developments in eggs of C. cephalonica. The quality of the parasitoids reared on eggs of the factitious host was assessed by morphometric analysis and flight activity and the results showed that although T. remus reared in eggs of C. cephalonica present smaller size to those observed in parasitoids reared on eggs of S. frugiperda, this factor did not affect their flight activity. In field experiments it was possible to assess the ability and the pattern of spread of T. remus in corn and soybean where it was determined that 40 points/ha is required for effective control of eggs of S. frugiperda, but wind direction acts directly on the dispersion pattern and should be considered in releases. So with these results we conclude that T. remus acts effectively on the field, control of S. frugiperda and C. cephalonica may be used as factitious host for mass rearing. (AU) | |