Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar o número ideal de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley a ser liberado em campo para o controle da traça-do-tomateiro Tuta absoluta (Meyrick). O experimento foi implantado em casa de vegetação, onde, 60 dias após o transplantio, plantas de tomate foram infestadas com 200 ovos do hospedeiro alternativo Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller), na proporção de 70% no terço superior das plantas, 24% no terço médio e 6% no terço inferior. Fêmeas de T. pretiosum foram liberadas nas proporções de 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 e 32 parasitóides por ovo do hospedeiro. Independentemente do terço da planta analisado, a proporção de 16 parasitóides por ovo apresentou os melhores resultados. Esta é a proporção mais próxima da ideal, para liberação em plantios comerciais de tomate estaqueado, visando o controle da traça-do-tomateiro.Termos para indexação: Lycopersicum esculentum, traça-do-tomateiro, controle biológico. Estimate of Trichogramma pretiosum to control Tuta absoluta in stalked tomatoAbstract -The objective of this work was to estimate the ideal number of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley to be released in field for the tomato leafminer control Tuta absoluta (Meyrick). An experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, in which tomato plants with 60 days, after the transplantation, were infested with 200 eggs of Anagasta kuehniella (Zeller), an alternative host, in the subsequent ratios: 70% of eggs were put on the top of the plants, 24% on the medium height and 6% on the very bottom of the plants. Females of T. pretiosum were released following the ratios of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 parasitoids per host egg. Independently of the three distinct plant parts (top, medium or bottom), the ratio of 16 parasitoids per host egg delivered the best results. This ratio value was closer to the ideal number for field releasing in commercial crop production of stalked tomato, aiming the tomato leafminer control.

The objective of this investigation was to study Trichogramma pretiosum and T. acacioi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), parasitoids of the avocado defoliator Nipteria panacea (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) on the eggs of the alternative host Anagasta kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) aiming to use them for biological control of this pest in avocado orchards. The cubic model presented better adjustment for duration of the life cycle of T. pretiosum and T. acacioi with the host A. kuehniella which shows that development rate of these species increases with temperature within the range tested. The number of individuals of both Trichogramma species emerged per egg from this host was higher than one. The quadratic model was significant for viability of T. pretiosum and T. acacioi. This parameter was more affected by extreme temperatures and higher emergence rates of adults of both parasitoids species occurred at temperatures of 20, 25 and 30°C.

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-The objective of this work was to determine the biological parameters and thermal requirements of Trichogramma pretiosum TM strain reared on Helicoverpa armigera eggs. A card containing 20 eggs of H. armigera was offered for each T. pretiosum female, at temperatures of 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30 and 32°C. All life stages of T. pretiosum were observed under the given temperature conditions. The optimum temperature for the parasitism of T. pretiosum was 25°C, and the highest longevity was found at the same temperature. The highest parasitoid emergence rates occurred at temperatures of 22, 25 and 28°C. The highest proportion of T. pretiosum individuals emerged per egg was observed at 18°C. Concerning the sex ratio, the highest proportion of females occurred at 28°C, and the highest percentage of parasitism viability was observed at this same temperature. The lowest thermal threshold for total preimaginal development and thermal requirements of T. pretiosum were 10.82°C and 134.55 degree-days, respectively. The estimated number of generations of T. pretiosum in the average temperatures of municipality of Bom Jesus, state of Piauí, Brazil is four per month.Index terms: Trichogrammatidae, biological control, parasitoid, temperature. Parâmetros biológicos e exigências térmicas de Trichogramma pretiosum sobre ovos de Helicoverpa armigera Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar os parâmetros biológicos e as exigências térmicas deTrichogramma pretiosum linhagem TM sobre ovos de Helicoverpa armigera. Para cada fêmea, foi oferecida uma cartela contendo 20 ovos de H. armigera, às temperaturas de 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30 e 32°C. Todos os estádios de vida de T. pretiosum foram observados sob as dadas condições de temperatura. A temperatura ótima para o parasitismo de T. pretiosum foi de 25°C e a maior longevidade foi verificada à mesma temperatura. As maiores taxas de emergência do parasitoide foram às temperaturas de 22, 25 e 28°C. A maior proporção de indivíduos de T. pretiosum emergidos por ovo foi observada a 18°C. Quanto à razão sexual, a maior proporção de fêmeas ocorreu a 28°C, e o maior percentual de viabilidade do parasitismo foi observado à mesma temperatura. O limiar térmico inferior para o desenvolvimento pré-imaginal total e as exigências térmicas de T. pretiosum foram de 10,82°C e 134,55 grau-dias, respectivamente. O número estimado de gerações de T. pretiosum às temperaturas médias do Município de Bom Jesus, Piauí, foi de 4 por mês.Termos para indexação: Trichogrammatidae, controle biológico, parasitoide, temperatura.

ABSTRACT:Lepidopteran pests are one of the major constraints to the soybean production potential, whose defoliating caterpillars can occur throughout the crop cycle causing serious damage. Therefore, the objective was to study the population fluctuation of lepidopteran pests and the association of species with the growth stages of soybean cultivars in the Cerrado of Piaui State, Brazil, in order to obtain data to support integrated pest management in the crop. The experiments had as a source of variation thirteen cultivars with fourteen evaluations. The design used was completely randomized in split plots being the cultivars plots and subplots the cultivars phenological stages. The monitoring was conducted by shake-cloth method at random points. Weekly samplings were performed. Generally, species of lepidopteran pests occurred in all soybean phenological stages, especially Chrysodeixis includens and Anticarsia gemmatalis that were present from the beginning to the end of the crop.