Practical and Simple Systems for Food Intake Studies on Phloem-Sucking Insects

Author(s)

Alves, G. R. ^[1] ; Diniz, A. J. F. ^[1] ; Vieira, J. M. ^[2] ; Silveira, C. H. ^[1] ; Parra, J. R. P. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Entomol & Acarol, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[2] Koppert Biol Syst, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Neotropical Entomology; v. 50, n. 1 JUL 2020.
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Abstract

Studies of insect feeding behavior are useful in different areas of entomology such as plant resistance, biology, and insecticide efficacy. For chewing insects, this kind of technique is well established, but for sap-sucking insects, especially tiny ones such as whiteflies, aphids, and psyllids, these tests can be laborious. Manipulation is difficult and can damage the plant, affecting the results. We describe here three types of cages for tests with small insects, one for seedlings in pots, a second for larger plants or plants in the field, and a third for caging insects on part of a leaf. These cages have been useful for different types of studies in addition to feeding behavior and can facilitate research with small phytophagous sucking insects. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/02317-5 - Center for Excellence in Biological Control
• Grantee: José Roberto Postali Parra
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• FAPESP's process: 16/24998-9 - Could native Rutaceae serve as host plants for Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (Hemiptera: Liviidae), vector of bacteria associated with the huanglongbing?
• Grantee: Gustavo Rodrigues Alves
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 13/04291-0 - Effects of citrus varieties on the bacteria associated Huanglongbing (HLB) vector, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama HLB, 1908 (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
• Grantee: Gustavo Rodrigues Alves
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate