DESENVOLVIMENTO DE COCHONILHAS DO GÊNERO PLANOCOCCUS (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) EM DIFERENTES HOSPEDEIROS
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2011
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O conhecimento do desenvolvimento de espécies crípticas do gênero Planococcus, como Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) e Planococcus minor (Maskell, 1897), em diferentes hospedeiros, pode eventualmente contribuir para a separação destas espécies. Assim, avaliou-se o desenvolvimento ninfal destas cochonilhas em frutos de cacaueiro, cafeeiro e cítricos visando uma possível especificidade alimentar. Os espécimens utilizados foram obtidos das criações em frutos de cacau (Theobroma cacao L. cv. Comum), mudas de café (Coffea arabica L. cv. Mundo Novo) e frutos de citros (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck cv. Bahia). Rosetas com frutos de café foram mantidas sobre uma lâmina de 5 mm de ágar-água a 1% em placas de Petri, vedadas com filme plástico de PVC. Em frutos de citros e cacau foram utilizadas gaiolas plásticas cilíndricas vedadas com voile na parte superior, as quais foram fixadas por meio de um elástico. Os bioensaios foram mantidos em câmaras climatizadas a 25°C, 70% UR e 12 horas de fotofase. Para insetos provenientes de cafeeiro e de citros, o desenvolvimento ninfal não foi influenciado pelos diferentes substratos. Para fêmeas oriundas do cacau, o substrato cacau acarretou o menor período ninfal (19,8 dias). Os resultados obtidos até o momento indicam que não há especificidade hospedeira das populações de P. citri nos substratos café e citros, haja vista que as cochonilhas oriundas desses hospedeiros apresentaram desenvolvimento similar. Aqueles obtidos para cochonilhas provenientes do cacau não são conclusivos, devido aos bioensaios que envolvem esse hospedeiro ainda estarem em andamento.
The knowledge of the development of cryptic species of the genus Planococcus, i.e. Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) and Planococcus minor (Maskell, 1897), on different hosts could contribute to the separation of these species. Thus, it was evaluated the nymphal development of these mealybugs on cacao, coffee and citrus fruits in order to detect any feeding specificity. The specimens were taken from mealybug rearings on cacao fruits (Theobroma cacao L. cv. Comum), coffee seedlings (Coffea arabica L. cv. Mundo Novo) and citrus fruits (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck cv. Bahia). Coffee fruit clusters were kept into a Petri dish containing an agar layer of 5 mm sealed with PVC film. When citrus and cacao fruits were used, the insects were confined inside a voile-cage secured on the fruit. The tests were carried out in environmental chambers at 25°C, 70% RH and 12 hours photophase. The nymphal development was not affected by the different substrates when originated from coffee or citrus. The shortest nymphal period (19.8 days) was obtained with mealybugs reared on cacao and tested on the same fruit. Populations from coffee and citrus do not show any specificity because similar development was obtained when insects were moved to the other host. Regarding mealybugs originated from cacao, supposed to be another species, our preliminary results are not conclusive due to the low number of replicates, pointed out that the experiment is still under way.
The knowledge of the development of cryptic species of the genus Planococcus, i.e. Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) and Planococcus minor (Maskell, 1897), on different hosts could contribute to the separation of these species. Thus, it was evaluated the nymphal development of these mealybugs on cacao, coffee and citrus fruits in order to detect any feeding specificity. The specimens were taken from mealybug rearings on cacao fruits (Theobroma cacao L. cv. Comum), coffee seedlings (Coffea arabica L. cv. Mundo Novo) and citrus fruits (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck cv. Bahia). Coffee fruit clusters were kept into a Petri dish containing an agar layer of 5 mm sealed with PVC film. When citrus and cacao fruits were used, the insects were confined inside a voile-cage secured on the fruit. The tests were carried out in environmental chambers at 25°C, 70% RH and 12 hours photophase. The nymphal development was not affected by the different substrates when originated from coffee or citrus. The shortest nymphal period (19.8 days) was obtained with mealybugs reared on cacao and tested on the same fruit. Populations from coffee and citrus do not show any specificity because similar development was obtained when insects were moved to the other host. Regarding mealybugs originated from cacao, supposed to be another species, our preliminary results are not conclusive due to the low number of replicates, pointed out that the experiment is still under way.
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Trabalho apresentado no Simpósio de Pesquisa dos Cafés do Brasil (7. : 2011 : Araxá, MG). Anais Brasília, D.F: Embrapa - Café, 2011
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Planococcus citri, Planococcus minor, especificidade hospedeira, biologia., Planococcus citri, Planococcus minor, host specificity, biology.
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Sousa, Ana Luiza Viana de; Souza, Brígida; Santa-Cecília, Lenira Viana Costa; Prado, Ernesto; Costa, Marlice Botelho. Desenvolvimento de cochonilhas do gênero Planococcus (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE) em diferentes hospedeiros. In: Simpósio de Pesquisa dos cafés do Brasil (7. : 2011 : Araxá, MG). Anais Brasília, D.F: Embrapa - Café, 2011 (1 CD-ROM), 4p.