Morfologia, biologia e fototropismo de Batrachedra nuciferae Hodges (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae). / Morphology, biology and phototropism of batrachedra nuciferae hodges (lepidoptera: coleophoridae).

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2004

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The aim of this work was to describe the outer morphology of Batrachedra nuciferae Hodges (egg, larvae, pupae and adults), to determine the duration and viability of the egg, larval, prepupal, pupal and adult stages, number of instars, growth ratio, sex ratio, preoviposition and oviposition periods, and fecundity of the species reared in male coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) flowers, as well as to evaluate the effect of different lengths of electromagnetic waves on adults in order to set a monitoring method to this pest. The studies were conducted in laboratory. The egg is oval-shaped with reticulate semitranslucid chorion, when newly laid, later becoming yellowish-orange. Width: 0.,4 ± 0.03 mm, height: 0.,1 ± 0.01 mm. The neonate larva has a black prognathous head, light yellow or slightly whitish thorax and abdomen, false legs in abdominal segments 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10. Length: 1.1 ± 0.12 mm; width of the cephalic capsule: 0.2 ± 0.37 mm. The last instar larva is dark-brown headed, with six stemmata; first thorax segment with a black dorsal shield and dark-pigmented lateral and ventral regions; whitish second and third thorax segments and abdominal segments or pinkish dorsal and lateral regions; whitish thorax legs. Length: 6.5 ± 0.60 mm; width: 1.2 ± 0,11 mm; Length of the cephalic capsule: 0.7 ± 0.05 mm. Subcylindrical pupa, beige-colored when newly formed and slightly dark brown when mature. The genital slash is located in the eighth segment in females and ninth in males. Female length: 5.5 ± 0.45 mm, width: 1.2 ± 0.10 mm. Male length: 4.9 ± 0.30 mm, width: 1.1 ± 0.08. Overall adult color is pale yellow or sand, with dark scaled in labial palpi, distal third of antennae, in fore wings and legs. Between the first third end and beginning of second third of anterior wings there is always a dark spot somewhat oval-shaped or elongated longitudinally, and on the distal third about eight irregular dark spots in the margins are often found. The top abdomen is truncated with white scales in females and is oval-shaped with white hairs in males. Female span: 10.7 ± 1,06 mm; male span: 9.1 ± 0.88 mm. Under 25°C, 60% RH and 12-hour photophase conditions, the duration of the egg, larva, prepupa, pupa and adult stages was 3.2 ± 0.2 days, 9.2 ± 1.7 days, 2.3 ± 0.8 days, 7.5 ± 0.6 days and 13.7 ± 2.5 days, respectively. The viability of the immature stages was 100%, 85.4%, 95.7% and 97.7%, respectively. The larval stage presented three instars, with mean growth ratio of 1.761 ± 0.003. The adult sex ratio was 1: 1.2 (♀: ♂), the period of preoviposition 2.6 ± 1.1 days and oviposition 11.3 ± 2.3 days, with fecundity of 31.5 ± 18.3 eggs per female. Regarding the evaluated electromagnetic waves emitted by fluorescent lamps Black Light Blue (F15T8-BLB), Black Light (F15T8-BL), Plant Light (F15T8-PL), Blue (F15T8-B), Gold (F15T8-GO) and Daylight, the more attractant to adults were the ultraviolet waves (BLB and BL), among which no significant statistical difference was found.

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biologia animal phototropism morfologia animal fototropismo inseto nocivo animal morphology traça do coqueiro animal biology

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