Aspectos bioecológicos e potencial de parasitismo de Encarsia formosa (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) sobre Bemisia tabaci biótipo B(Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) em couve tomate e soja. / Biological aspects and parasitism potencial of Encarsia formosa (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) under Bemisia tabaci BIOTYPE B (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

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2005

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The potencial of parasitism and the efficiency of Encarsia formosa on Bemisia tabaci were evaluated on collard green, tomato and soybean plants. The period of developmentof B. tabaci biotype B from egg to adult and the number of nymphs were evaluated on those plants. The ability of parasitism was evaluated by the number of daily parasitized nymphs and the total number of parasitized nymphs per female of E. formosa. The ideal number of parasitoids per plant was evaluated by releasing variable numbers of E. formosa on a fixed number of B. tabaci biotype B nymphs. The results were as follows: the duration of the egg to adult period of B. tabaci biotype B on tomato (22,03 days) was statistically superior to that on soybean (21,17 days), while this last one was significantly superior to that on collard green (19,8 days), under the same environmental conditions; the parasitoid showed preference to oviposit on the third and fourth instars of B. tabaci biotype B nymphs; the number of parasitized nymphs on collard green was higher than those observed on soybean and tomato, whereas the numbers on these last one did not differ; no difference was observed as to the parasitoid longevity when third and fourth instar nymphs were offered on the tested plants; however one observe a significant difference in the mean number of parasitized nymphs; on collard green plants eight parasitoids per plant resulted in a good control of this insect pest.

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biological control couve nymph tomate hemiptera parasitismo soja soybean hemiptera parasitism animal ecology ninfa collard green controle biológico (fitossanidade) ecologia animal tomato whitefly mosca-branca

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