Interação trófica entre Podisus nigrispinus e Supputius cincticeps (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) / Trophic interaction between Podisus nigrispinus and Supputius cincticeps (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

29/07/2011

RESUMO

Prey may be more or less consumed by control biologic agents and presents three kinds of interspecific interactions, (1) synergism, increase of mortality of prey comparing to each natural enemy independently, when the foraging of one species facilitates the capture of pest by another natural enemies. (2) Total mortality of the pest to natural enemies equals to the sum of individual mortality by each natural enemy. This occurs on independent natural enemies, when they prey different phases of pest’s life or in different temporal moments. (3) The total mortality of the pest by predator is lower than the individual sum for each predator. The decrease of predation tax may occur by different mechanisms, including the intraguild predation and the interespecific competition. Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) and Supputius cincticeps (Stål) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), generalists predators of Neotropical region of South America, consume and share high variety of prey, not being restricted to inferior trophic level, because many may prey each other, on intraguild predation and on cannibalism. The aim of this work was determinate if there is competition and intraguild predation between P. nigrispinus and S. cincticeps. Besides that, study the effect of these phenomena on biology of the natural enemies and contribute to the understanding of interaction between predators on biologic control. On chapter I, the experiment was realized with adult females of this bugs and pupae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) during nine days, when we analyzed the effect of intra and interespecific interactions on alimentary consume and on predation tax and the occurrence on cannibalism and intraguild predation among adults. On chapter II, we used second instar nymphs of the predators and pupae of T. molitor ad libitum were given once each four days. When they reach adult stage, couple were formed and we kept same treatment. The survival, cycle of life (second instar until hatch of adults), weigh, sexual ratio, longevity and reproductive aspects of bugs adults and intraguild predation and cannibalism between its nymphs were evaluated. Nymphs and adults of P. nigrispinusand S. cincticeps presented intraguild predation and cannibalism, which favors the survival of some nymphs until localization of the prey. On adult phase, bidirectional intraguild predation and the cannibalism were more frequently to S. cincticeps and increased the longevity of this species. The interespecific competition did not affect the alimentary consume, the predation tax, the development nor the reproduction of P.nigrispinus. The development and reproduction of S. cincticeps were affected, with the nymphal development shorter, production of bigger females and less viability of eggs, showing that this species is less competitive than P. nigrispinus. On higher prey density, these predators presented synergism on predation tax, which is good when it comes to biologic control. It is better to use only P. nigrispinus on inundative and inoculative biologic control, since this species presents higher predation and reproduction taxes. Besides that, the use of this predator with S. cincticeps may be unfavorable, because this is an intraguild predator and may lower P. nigrispinus population on lower prey availability or causes its migration. The low egg viability of S. cincticeps, bred with P. nigrispinus, is an indicative that is better to invest financial resources on P. nigrispinus production. However, in conservative biologic control, the use of both species is interesting because they can coexist at the same environment. Besides that, the egg viability of S. cincticeps presents constant decrease with interspecific interaction with P. nigrispinus, which may lead to a decrease of intraguild predation by this predator.

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cannibalism entomologia agricola canibalismo consumo alimentar controle biológico desenvolvimento predação intraguilda reprodução sinergismo alimentary consume control biologic development intraguild predation reproduction synergism

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