Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-10-22Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:22:57Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 lara_rir_dr_jabo.pdf: 749471 bytes, checksum: 143efa6dad53f73747c94455a11b2a2c (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Instituto Biologico / A população de Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) associada a Coffea arabica L. foi amostrada em Cravinhos e Monte Mor, SP, Brasil. Em Cravinhos, entre maio/2005 e abril/2007, foram realizadas coletas semanais através de rede de varredura e armadilhas de Moericke e luminosa; em Monte Mor, entre agosto/2005 e março/2006, avaliou-se o efeito da coloração de armadilhas de Moericke e sua altura em relação ao solo para a amostragem de hemerobiídeos. As amostragens realizadas em Monte Mor com as armadilhas de Moericke de diferentes cores e alturas em relação ao solo não apresentaram diferença significativa (p< 0,05) para o total de hemerobiídeos coletados (129 espécimes/4 espécies). Em Cravinhos foram obtidos 882 exemplares de sete espécies: Nusalala tessellata (467 espécimes/52,9% do total coletado), Hemerobius bolivari (153/17,3%), Megalomus impudicus (114/12,9%), Sympherobius miranda (109/12,4%), Megalomus rafaeli (30/3,4%), Sympherobius ariasi (6/0,7%) e Nomerobius psychodoides (3/0,3%). A rede de varredura e a armadilha de Moericke foram as mais eficientes. As maiores freqüências foram registradas no inverno/2005, nas primaveras e nos verões e o pico populacional ocorreu em novembro/2006. A armadilha luminosa foi o método de amostragem que apresentou os maiores valores de diversidade (H’= 0,66) e de equitabilidade (J= 0,78). Três espécies foram constantes: H. bolivari (C= 79,2%), Me. impudicus (C= 87,5%) e Nu. tessellata (C= 95,8%). Nu. tessellata e Me. impudicus apresentaram correlações positivas e significativas (p< 0,05) com Coccus sp. (Hemiptera, Coccidae) e com a precipitação pluviométrica e as temperaturas máxima e mínima; o mesmo ocorreu para H. bolivari com Oligonychus ilicis (Acari, Tetranychidae) e a temperatura mínima, para S. miranda com as temperaturas máxima e mínima e para Me. rafaeli com larvas de Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae). / The hemerobiids associated to Coffea arabica L. were sampled in Cravinhos and Monte Mor, São Paulo, Brazil. In Cravinhos, weekly and from May/2005 to April/2007, were realized collects by using sweeping net, light trap and Moericke trap; in Monte Mor, between August/2005 and March/2006, were evaluated the coloration and height in relation to the ground level of Moericke traps to sample Hemerobiidae. In Monte Mor, the results showed that the color and height of the traps did not present differences in regard to the evaluation of the diversity of the population of hemerobiids (129 individuals / 4 species). A total of 882 hemerobiids belonging to seven species were collected in Cravinhos: Nusalala tessellata (467 individuals / 52.9% of the hemerobiids collected), Hemerobius bolivari (153 / 17.3%), Megalomus impudicus (114 / 12.9%), Sympherobius miranda (109 / 12.4%), Megalomus rafaeli (30 / 3.4%), Sympherobius ariasi (6 / 0.7%) and Nomerobius psychodoides (3 / 0.3%). The Moericke trap and sweeping net were the most efficient methods to capture Hemerobiidae. The highest abundance occurred in the winter/2005 and in the two spring and summer seasons studied. The peak of occurrence was in November/2006. The light trap was the sampling method that presented the highest indexes of diversity (H’= 0.66) and equitability (J= 0.78). Three species were constants: H. bolivari (C= 79.2%), Me. impudicus (C= 87.5%) and Nu. tessellata (C= 95.8%). Nu. tessellata and Me. impudicus presented positive and significant correlations (p< 0.05) with Coccus sp. (Hemiptera, Coccidae) and maxim and minim temperatures and rainfall; the same occurred to H. bolivari with Oligonychus ilicis (Acari, Tetranychidae) and minim temperature, to S. miranda with the maxim and minim temperatures and to Me. rafaeli with Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) larvae.

Orientador: Sergio de Freitas / Banca: Brígida de Souza / Banca: Evoneo Berti Filho / Banca: Nilza Maria Martinelli / Banca: Nelson Wanderley Perioto / Resumo: A população de Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) associada a Coffea arabica L. foi amostrada em Cravinhos e Monte Mor, SP, Brasil. Em Cravinhos, entre maio/2005 e abril/2007, foram realizadas coletas semanais através de rede de varredura e armadilhas de Moericke e luminosa; em Monte Mor, entre agosto/2005 e março/2006, avaliou-se o efeito da coloração de armadilhas de Moericke e sua altura em relação ao solo para a amostragem de hemerobiídeos. As amostragens realizadas em Monte Mor com as armadilhas de Moericke de diferentes cores e alturas em relação ao solo não apresentaram diferença significativa (p< 0,05) para o total de hemerobiídeos coletados (129 espécimes/4 espécies). Em Cravinhos foram obtidos 882 exemplares de sete espécies: Nusalala tessellata (467 espécimes/52,9% do total coletado), Hemerobius bolivari (153/17,3%), Megalomus impudicus (114/12,9%), Sympherobius miranda (109/12,4%), Megalomus rafaeli (30/3,4%), Sympherobius ariasi (6/0,7%) e Nomerobius psychodoides (3/0,3%). A rede de varredura e a armadilha de Moericke foram as mais eficientes. As maiores freqüências foram registradas no inverno/2005, nas primaveras e nos verões e o pico populacional ocorreu em novembro/2006. A armadilha luminosa foi o método de amostragem que apresentou os maiores valores de diversidade (H'= 0,66) e de equitabilidade (J= 0,78). Três espécies foram constantes: H. bolivari (C= 79,2%), Me. impudicus (C= 87,5%) e Nu. tessellata (C= 95,8%). Nu. tessellata e Me. impudicus apresentaram correlações positivas e significativas (p< 0,05) com Coccus sp. (Hemiptera, Coccidae) e com a precipitação pluviométrica e as temperaturas máxima e mínima; o mesmo ocorreu para H. bolivari com Oligonychus ilicis (Acari, Tetranychidae) e a temperatura mínima, para S. miranda com as temperaturas máxima e mínima e para Me. rafaeli com larvas de Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae). / Abstract: The hemerobiids associated to Coffea arabica L. were sampled in Cravinhos and Monte Mor, São Paulo, Brazil. In Cravinhos, weekly and from May/2005 to April/2007, were realized collects by using sweeping net, light trap and Moericke trap; in Monte Mor, between August/2005 and March/2006, were evaluated the coloration and height in relation to the ground level of Moericke traps to sample Hemerobiidae. In Monte Mor, the results showed that the color and height of the traps did not present differences in regard to the evaluation of the diversity of the population of hemerobiids (129 individuals / 4 species). A total of 882 hemerobiids belonging to seven species were collected in Cravinhos: Nusalala tessellata (467 individuals / 52.9% of the hemerobiids collected), Hemerobius bolivari (153 / 17.3%), Megalomus impudicus (114 / 12.9%), Sympherobius miranda (109 / 12.4%), Megalomus rafaeli (30 / 3.4%), Sympherobius ariasi (6 / 0.7%) and Nomerobius psychodoides (3 / 0.3%). The Moericke trap and sweeping net were the most efficient methods to capture Hemerobiidae. The highest abundance occurred in the winter/2005 and in the two spring and summer seasons studied. The peak of occurrence was in November/2006. The light trap was the sampling method that presented the highest indexes of diversity (H'= 0.66) and equitability (J= 0.78). Three species were constants: H. bolivari (C= 79.2%), Me. impudicus (C= 87.5%) and Nu. tessellata (C= 95.8%). Nu. tessellata and Me. impudicus presented positive and significant correlations (p< 0.05) with Coccus sp. (Hemiptera, Coccidae) and maxim and minim temperatures and rainfall; the same occurred to H. bolivari with Oligonychus ilicis (Acari, Tetranychidae) and minim temperature, to S. miranda with the maxim and minim temperatures and to Me. rafaeli with Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) larvae. / Doutor

Aphids are one of the most important insect pests of greenhouse crops yet to be controlled by biological means. Broad spectrum chemical control is becoming increasingly difficult to use in integrated pest management programmes, therefore, there is a need for a suitable biocontrol agent to be mass reared and released. The Tasmanian brown lacewing, Micromus tasmaniae Walker is an aphid predator that is found commonly throughout Australasia and has suitable characteristics that make it a candidate for mass rearing. A technique for rearing M. tasmaniae was developed. Eggs of M. tasmaniae were reared in batches of 50, 100 and 200 in 20 litre clear plastic containers. The oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi L. was fed to the larvae. The results revealed that the highest initial egg density (200 eggs per container) produced the cheapest adults at 22 cents per adult. However, mass rearing adults was considered not practical because of the high production cost, although, mass production of eggs is considered to be economically viable. The cost of producing one egg was 0.015 cents. M tasmaniae was maintained in mass culture for six generations. Simple experiments were carried out to monitor the quality of laboratory-reared insects. The 'wild' insect was used as a quality standard and comparisons with laboratory-reared insect populations were made. The fecundity, development rates and tolerance to pirimicarb, a carbamate insecticide, were determined. Fecundity was found to decline with successive generations in mass culture. The lacewing development experiment indicated that larval stages of each generation suffered the highest mortality rate and that between 35-45% of individuals emerged as adults. The tolerance of adults to pirimicarb did not alter over five generations. Recommendations for improving the mass rearing of M. tasmaniae are discussed.

Arthropod species that have the potential to damage crops are food resources for communities of predators and parasitoids. From an agronomic perspective these species are pests and biocontrol agents respectively, and the relationships between them can be important determinants of crop yield and quality. The impact of biocontrol agents on pest populations may depend on the availability of other food resources in the agroecosystem. A scarcity of such resources may limit biological control and altering agroecosystem management to alleviate this limitation could contribute to pest management. This is a tactic of ‘conservation biological control’ and includes the provision of flowers for species that consume prey as larvae but require floral resources in their adult stage. The use of flowers for pest management requires an understanding of the interactions between the flowers, pests, biocontrol agents and non-target species. Without this, attempts to enhance biological control might be ineffective or detrimental. This thesis develops our understanding in two areas which have received relatively little attention: the role of flowers in biological control by true omnivores, and the implications of flower use by fourth-trophic-level life-history omnivores. The species studied were the lacewing Micromus tasmaniae and its parasitoid Anacharis zealandica. Buckwheat flowers Fagopyrum esculentum provided floral resources and aphids Acyrthosiphon pisum served as prey. Laboratory experiments with M. tasmaniae demonstrated that although prey were required for reproduction, providing flowers increased survival and oviposition when prey abundance was low. Flowers also decreased prey consumption by the adult lacewings. These experiments therefore revealed the potential for flowers to either enhance or disrupt biological control by M. tasmaniae. Adult M. tasmaniae were collected from a crop containing a strip of flowers. Analyses to determine the presence of prey and pollen in their digestive tracts suggested that predation was more frequent than foraging in flowers. It was concluded that the flower strip probably did not affect biological control by lacewings in that field, but flowers could be significant in other situations. The lifetime fecundity of A. zealandica was greatly increased by the presence of flowers in the laboratory. Providing flowers therefore has the potential to increase parasitism of M. tasmaniae and so disrupt biological control. A. zealandica was also studied in a crop containing a flower strip. Rubidium-marking was used to investigate nectar-feeding and dispersal from the flowers. In addition, the parasitoids’ sugar compositions were determined by HPLC and used to infer feeding histories. Although further work is required to develop the use of these techniques in this system, the results suggested that A. zealandica did not exploit the flower strip. The sugar profiles suggested that honeydew had been consumed by many of the parasitoids. A simulation model was developed to explore the dynamics of aphid, lacewing and parasitoid populations with and without flowers. This suggested that if M. tasmaniae and A. zealandica responded to flowers as in the laboratory, flowers would only have a small effect on biological control within a single period of a lucerne cutting cycle. When parasitoids were present, the direct beneficial effect of flowers on the lacewing population was outweighed by increased parasitism, reducing the potential for biological control in future crops. The results presented in this thesis exemplify the complex interactions that may occur as a consequence of providing floral resources in agroecosystems and re-affirm the need for agroecology to inform the development of sustainable pest management techniques.