Morfologia das glândulas salivares e fitofagia do predador Supputius cincticeps (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Castro, Ancidériton Antonio de
• Orientador(a): Zanuncio, José Cola
• Banca de defesa: Lúcia, Terezinha Maria Castro Della , Pinto, Rosenilson
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado em Entomologia
• Departamento: Ciência entomológica; Tecnologia entomológica
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Fitofagia; Supputius cincticeps; Controle biológico; Asopinae; Biologia
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Phytophagy; Supputius cincticeps; Biological control; Asopinae; Biology
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA::FITOSSANIDADE::ENTOMOLOGIA AGRICOLA
• Link de acesso: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3913

The asynchrony between population dynamics of pests and their natural enemies may lead to population outbreaks of pests. This is due, among other factors to the absence of predators for the colonization of crops and, subsequently, the lack of food to sustain these natural enemies. The establishment of natural enemies is usually slower and reaches significant populations after peak of pests. Understanding the role of plants in population dynamics may allow for the manipulation of omnivorous predators in agricultural systems and improve the efficiency of natural enemies. Supputius cincticeps (Stal) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) has potential for biological pest controls. The objective of this research was to study the morphology of salivary glands, reproductive characteristics and parameters of fertility and life expectancy tables of the predator S. cincticeps with different plants and Tenebrio molitor (L.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) pupae in the laboratory. The treatments were: T1- eucalyptus leaves + T. molitor pupae + water, T2- soybean leaves + T. molitor pupae + water, T3- bean leaves + T. molitor pupae + water, T4- cotton leaves + T. molitor pupae + water, T5- tomato leaves + T. molitor pupae + water and T6- T molitor pupae + water (control). The pairs of S. cincticeps received water daily, and two pupae of T. molitor three to four times a week. The salivary system of S. cincticeps is formed by a pair of principal glands and another pair of accessory glands in the prothorax. The principal glands are bilobed with a spherical anterior lobe, which is smaller than the posterior lobe that presents a prolonged sack form. The accessory glands present a long and tubular form that arises from the terminal portion of the accessory duct that suffers a camber. The number of eggs per female of S. cincticeps was lowest without plants. The number of nymphs per female was higher in eucalyptus, soybean, bean and cotton leaves than in tomato leaves and without plants. The net reproductive rates (Ro) of females S. cincticeps were highest on eucalyptus (68.39), soybean (57.28) and bean (58.69) leaves, and lowest without plants with 15.06 females added per female of this predator. The intrinsic rates of increase (rm) were highest with eucalyptus (0.10) and soybean (0.10) leaves, and lowest without plants with 0.07 females/female of S. cincticeps added to the population per day. The finite rate of increase (λ) was highest with soybean (1.11), eucalyptus (1.11) and bean (1.10) leaves, and lowest without plants with 1.07 females/female of S. cincticeps added to the population per day. Eucalyptus, soybean and bean plants improved the biological characteristics of S. cincticeps which is important for this predator in the biological control of pests in these crops. However, the negative impact of tomato plants indicates that the biological control of pests in this culture with S. cincticeps may have low efficiency.