Bioecologia de duas espécies de Trichogramma para o controle de Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) em citros. / Bioecology of two species of trichogramma to control ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in citrus.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

RESUMO

In order to evaluate the potential of use of Trichogramma species/strains as an additional component in the management of Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927), an important pest of Citrus in the state of São Paulo, biological trials were carried out involving strain selection, biology at different temperatures, thermal requirements, parasitism capacity and optimal number of parasitoids to be released per pest egg. The selection of Trichogramma strains/species is basic to control E. aurantiana for the egg parasitism of the pest varied greatly among several biological materials studied. The sex ratio of the species/strains was not affected by the temperature at a 18-32ºC range, and 25ºC was the more suitable temperature for the species/strains studied. The duration of the egg-adult period of T. atopovirilia Oatman &Platner, 1983 and T. pretiosum Riley, 1879 was inversely related to the increased temperature at a thermal range of 18-32ºC, and the thermal requirements of these species are very close, ranging 108 DD (degree days). Neither the natural rearing host, E. aurantiana, nor the factitious host, Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller, 1879) affected the parasitism of the selected species/strains. The proportion of 30 eggs of E. aurantiana per Trichogramma spp. female provided a higher parasistism rate, with eggs exposed to the parasitoid for 34 hours. The higher parasitism rates of the eggs of citrus fruit borer for the two species/strains occurred when the parasitoids were reared on eggs of E. aurantiana. The estimated ratio of 36 parasitoids per egg of E. aurantiana allowed a higher parasitism percentage of T. pretiosum. The results achieved showed that the egg parasitoids of Trichogramma have a potential to control E. aurantiana provided that they are released in large amounts per area unit and surrounding the plants.

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ecdytolopha aurantiana insetos parasitas linhagens insetos parasitoids controle biológico fruticultura biological control trichogramma spp. citricultura bicho-furão-dos-citros citrus pest tricogramatideo

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