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- Title
Entomofauna Associada ao Cultivo do Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) no Município de Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brasil.
- Authors
Serrão Acioli, Agno Nonato; da Costa, Grace Kelly Guimarães; de Moura, Thaysa Nogueira; de Almeida Guimarães, Marcelo; de Almeida, Ronaldo; de Miranda, José Furtado
- Abstract
Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal, Solanaceae) is originally from Amazon region and its dietary, medicinal and agronomic properties sparked the interest of researchers since 1970. The studies about insects on cubiu plants both of natural occurrence as well as in cultivations, is scarce. This study aims to relate the visitor insect of cubiu plants, with emphasis to the phytophagous species. We found 51 species of the mature insect, distributed among 22 families and seven orders. Hymenoptera, Hemiptera and Coleoptera represent together 82.35% of the species found in this study. Coleoptera and Hemiptera are the orders with larger number of families, eight and five, respectively, while Formicidae (Hymenoptera) is the family with the largest number of species (11). We recorded 18 species of phytophagous insects, ten belong to the order Coleoptera and eight to the order Hemiptera. However, the largest number of families was recorded to the order Hemiptera with six, while Coleoptera has only three. The species of beetles Epicauta pestifera Werner (Meloidae) constitute the main pest of the cultivation of cubiu in Benjamin Constant, because the attack in agglomerates may destroy many plants in just one day and exterminate the plantation within weeks. Other genus of phytophagous such as Colaspis and Cerotoma, both Chrysomelidae, consumes foliar tissues, exposing the plants to the attack of microorganisms, which may compromise the photosynthetic capacity of the plant. Edessa rufomarginata De Geer (Pentatomidae, Hemiptera) causes direct and indirect damages and deserves attention throughout the production cycle.
- Subjects
AMAZONAS (Brazil); BRAZIL; SOLANUM; INSECT-plant relationships; INSECT pests; PHYTOPHAGOUS insects; INSECTS; RESEARCH
- Publication
EntomoBrasilis, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 2, p99
- ISSN
1983-0572
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12741/ebrasilis.v7i2.320