FLORAL ATTRACTIVE FOR RECRUITING AND RETENTION OF PARASITOID EGGS IN SOY FIELD

Authors

  • Michely Ferreira Santos de Aquino Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia – Brasília/DF
  • Giancarlo Catafesta Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Universidade Paulista
  • Ana Carolina Gomes Lagôa Universidade de Brasília
  • Brunna Letícia Santana Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia – Brasília/DF
  • Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia – Brasília/DF
  • Miguel Borges Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia – Brasília/DF
  • Raúl Alberto Laumann Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia – Brasília/DF

Keywords:

PARASITOID, BEHAVIOR, SEMIOCHEMICAL, FLOWERING PLANTS.

Abstract

Adding floral resources to agroecosystems is a method that favors natural enemies and can enable more sustainable agriculture. Heterogeneous agricultural environments influence biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. Biological control of pest herbivores is enhanced in more diverse agricultural systems due to access to nutritional sources such as nectar and pollen, which ensure the survival and reproduction of natural enemies. Flowering plants should be attractive to increase natural enemies' access to food resources. The attractiveness of the flowers is related to the mixtures of volatile flowers. Thus, to select plants that favor biological control it is necessary to consider both attractiveness and nutritional value to favor the recruitment and retention of natural enemies in the field. The lecture will present the results of laboratory and field studies aimed at evaluating the effects of flowers of different plant species on the biology and behavior of the egg parasitoid Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), the main natural enemy of pest bugs in Brazil.

Published

2019-11-07

How to Cite

Aquino, M. F. S. de, Catafesta, G., Lagôa, A. C. G., Santana, B. L., Blassioli-Moraes, M. C., Borges, M., & Laumann, R. A. (2019). FLORAL ATTRACTIVE FOR RECRUITING AND RETENTION OF PARASITOID EGGS IN SOY FIELD. Caderno Verde De Agroecologia E Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 9(5), p–23. Retrieved from https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/CVADS/article/view/7429

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